why is gentoo forcing the modules issue?

exodist · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 100

After gentoo starts up I have tons of my modules loaded. I do not want it to load modules on it's own, I want it to wait for me to tell themt o load. I checked /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 the only one in there is one I put there.

I tried rc-update del modules boot to remove that script, I reboot and it is is back in the boot runlevel!

I tried renaming it, then I had to go back and rename it again to boot properly

why is gentoo sudenly taking away my control over my modules, and how do I stop it? how do you disable this module functionality so only modules you ask for load?

..doing this automatically w/o asking kinda seems to be counter-gentoo to me.

exodist · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 100

additional information:

this is an x86 system goign to be used for a myth-tv box, I have sound cards, tv drivers, and a few other things that need to load in a specific order.

here is my rc-update -s -v

Doogman · Apprentice Joined: 24 Sep 2004 Posts: 244

The wonderful, new udev is now autoloading all the kernel modules.

exodist · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 100

how can I stop it?

bubbl07 · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:20 pm Post subject:

There is an option in the kernel configuration that assumes you want all your modules loaded at boot. It's a good place to start:

exodist · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 100

already tried that

PaulBredbury · Watchman Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 7310

Set in /etc/conf.d/rc:

exodist · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 100

thank you.