>>>>> "Glenn" == Glenn McGrath <bug1@optushome.com.au> writes:
Glenn> Any idea how it does this.... how does it know if a
Glenn> specific module is needed ?
modprobe does that via /etc/modutils/devfsd (or rather
/etc/modules.conf).
So, the kernel "calls" devfsd, which in turn executes modprobe to load
the module.
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Brian May <bam@debian.org>