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species007
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 Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 9:57 pm Post subject: Manual module configuration |
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Hi there,
I searched the forums but didn't find a solution to my problem.
I have compiled a kernel with lots of modules (a monolithic kernel is out of question for various reasons).
I now want to make use of kmod in combination with the correct module aliases file, as it is available in /etc/modules.d/aliases.
Still I have not found documentation on how exactly to edit the configuration files here - how do I know, for example, what the device name for the serial port is? I need it in order to load the appropriate module, something like
| Code: | | alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc |
http://www.emse.fr/~xserpagg/vaio/confFiles/modules.conf lets me suggest that I put different configuration files, namely "alsa", "net" etc. in modules.d directory which are then subsequently processed and integrated into /etc/modules.conf.
Now the essential question: is this a manual process, or does some sort of scripted install exist? Nothing of that is mentioned in the Gentoo Installation Handbook nor the forums (after having performed a quick search) ...
Thanks in advance, Michael |
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diebels
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any reason you don't use /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.x ?
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species007
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Yeah, want to load modules only on request, and, what reason would there be for a modularized kernel if I'd autoload every module right at the start?
That's why I'd like to supply the respective device names to kmod, but I need the exact syntax of the configuration files as well as the format how to put them in modules.d AND how to do it: by automatically adding text files containing aliases just at will, or by using a strict naming convention as mentioned above ... |
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diebels
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| Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2004 6:52 am Post subject: |
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Think hotplug does it
| Code: | CONFIG_HOTPLUG: │
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│ Say Y here if you want to plug devices into your computer while │
│ the system is running, and be able to use them quickly. In many │
│ cases, the devices can likewise be unplugged at any time too. │
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│ One well known example of this is PCMCIA- or PC-cards, credit-card │
│ size devices such as network cards, modems or hard drives which are │
│ plugged into slots found on all modern laptop computers. Another │
│ example, used on modern desktops as well as laptops, is USB. │
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│ Enable HOTPLUG and KMOD, and build a modular kernel. Get agent │
│ software (at <http://linux-hotplug.sourceforge.net/>) and install it. │
│ Then your kernel will automatically call out to a user mode "policy │
│ agent" (/sbin/hotplug) to load modules and set up software needed │
│ to use devices as you hotplug them. |
andand things like usbutils alsa-utils pcmcia-cs depending on your needs
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