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Old 04-14-2006, 09:27 PM   #1
mrjamin
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/etc/modprobe.conf - a stupid question


Hey all,

Very quick question:

So, I have hardware which requires specific Kernel modules (namely imon_vfd and saa7134-dvb). At present, I'm initialising them with:

Code:
/sbin/modprobe saa7134-dvb
/sbin/modprobe imon_vfd
...directly, in my /etc/rc.local script. I'm right in thinking that this should reside in my /etc/modprobe.conf file, right? Question is: How do I "translate" to a modprobe.conf approach? I've had a read through man modprobe.conf, and tried a few things from what I've read, but the modules aren't loaded, and /var/log/messages is full of errors with my modprobe.conf that weren't there before I tinkered.

Thanks in advance!

Ben

EDIT: $ uname -r
2.6.16-1.2069_FC4
 
Old 04-14-2006, 11:01 PM   #2
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Add the following.
alias char-major-81-0 saa7134-dvb
install imon_vfd /sbin/modprobe imon_vfd
 
  


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