Difference between /etc/modules and /etc/modules.conf ?

Biased turkey · 08-20-2005, 12:57 PM

I understand that both are for loading modules at boot-time, but why use those 2 files instead of just 1 ?
Is /etc/modules.conf Debian specific ?
I installed the alsa-base package and it automaticaly added a truckload of sound modules in the modules.conf file.
If I want to load the Nvidia forcedeth nertwork modules at boot-time, where should I specify that , in /etc/modules or /etc/modules.conf ?
The manual man update-modules specify that it is obsolete, so why is there any drivre name listad in the /etc/modules.conf . If it's obsolet, it should be blank or it shouldn't exist right ?
tia for any help.

Dead Parrot · 08-20-2005, 01:46 PM

Maybe checking out the man pages for these files will unveil some of the mystery?

Biased turkey · 08-20-2005, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by Dead Parrot
Maybe checking out the man pages for these files will unveil some of the mystery?

With that kind of reply, I'm not surprised that your post counter is 1K+
Your ratio useful posts / total posts must be around .01
Bandwith is precious you know, please don't waste it.

juanjavier_xxx · 08-21-2005, 12:41 AM

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Originally posted by Biased turkey
With that kind of reply, I'm not surprised that your post counter is 1K+
Your ratio useful posts / total posts must be around .01
Bandwith is precious you know, please don't waste it.

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centosian · 08-21-2005, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Biased turkey
With that kind of reply, I'm not surprised that your post counter is 1K+
Your ratio useful posts / total posts must be around .01
Bandwith is precious you know, please don't waste it.

Actually it's the perfect reply to the question. The thread should have ended there but you, me and juan are the ones that are wasting bandwidth