> This is a perpetual myth that won't go away.  /etc/modules.conf is a
> configuration file for modprobe, and nothing more.  It won't tell which
> modules get loaded at startup, but rather what parameters to apply to
> modules when they are loaded by modprobe.  Also, it performs aliasing
> (e.g. alias eth0 mynetcard).

What I have observed is that if I have module entries in modules.conf
for a device then it gets loaded automatically after an application
requests for the device but it does not automatically load modules on
startup.

Holden

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