begin Ken Bloom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ---ORIGINAL MESSAGE--- > > Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 11:43:22 -0700 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [vox-tech] Installing Adaptec SCSI Card > > From: Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > hi rod, > > > > nope -- he means /etc/modules. i think it's a debianism. basically, > > any modules listed in this textfile get loaded at boot time. > > > > pete > > > > begin Rod Roark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Dunno about /etc/modules -- do you mean modules.conf? > > > > > > That is one beastie I've never understood very well, mainly > > > because I don't know what all the alias names are that might > > > be used. But in general, it modifies the behavior of > > > modprobe, for example specifying optional parameter values, > > > or prerequisite modules. > > > > > > I'm pretty sure there's a way to specify your SCSI driver in > > > there, but usually I just put a modprobe command in the > > > startup scripts. I'd love to hear more about what the Best > > > Way is. :-) > > > > > I use /etc/modules just fine on sarge with kernel 2.4.18-bf2.4 > /etc/modules is not a debianism, I used use it on Mandrake 8.2 also. > > from modules(5): > > The /etc/modules file contains the names of kernel modules that are to > be loaded at boot time, one per line. Arguments can be given in the same > line as the module name. Comments begin with a `#', and everything on > the line after them are ignored. this file wasn't supported by redhat or mandrake last time i installed either of those distros. apparently, mandrake uses it now.
again, it's a debianism. that doesn't mean other distros don't use it, for instance, LRP/LEAF uses this file as well. pete -- Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
