Hello:

I've got a redhat 8.0 box with two kernels, the first is the stock Redhat 2.4.18-14 kernel and the second is my new 2.4.18-14alsa kernel. While I usually use the alsa kernel there are times I use the stock/ oss kernel.

What I would like to know is how to use the: "if EXPRESSION" and other commands in the /etc/modules.conf file so that modprobe loads oss modules for the redhat kernel and alsa modules for the alsa kernel. Something like:

if "uname -r" = 2.4.18-14 then
(load oss modules)
else
(load alsa modules)

Make sence? My knowledge of bash/ modules.conf programing is poor and while I'm tinkering away at it I thought I'd ask this user forum.

Thank you for any help.
pnb

Im sorry for being uninformed but why?

why do u need oss when you already have alsa!! dosent alsa take care of all that?

Or better yet Get the 2.6-TEST# kernel compile it and voila you got alsa built into the kernel!! and IS FaST AS HELL TOO!!

I'm using this

[root@zeus root]# cat /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
#!/bin/sh
if [ ! `uname -r` = 2.6.0-test9 ]; then
modprobe -s usb-ohci
modprobe -s omnibook
modprobe -s ospm_ac_adapter
modprobe -s ospm_battery
modprobe -s ospm_button
else
modprobe trident
modprobe softdog
modprobe natsemi
modprobe radeon
modprobe ohci-hcd
modprobe hid
modprobe ac
modprobe battery
modprobe button
modprobe fan
modprobe processor
modprobe thermal
modprobe ati-agp
modprobe ali-agp
modprobe cpufreq_userspace
modprobe cpufreq_powersave
modprobe freq_table
modprobe proc_intf
modprobe psmouse
fi