Re: Module Loading at Boot
On Mon, Jan 08, 2001 at 10:39:25AM -0800, Sean Rhea wrote:
> I have a new Sony Vaio Z505LS, which I have gotten Debian installed on.
> Everything works, except one thing: when I boot, the system loads the sound
> card modules before the Ethernet card modules, and the sound card "steals"
> the Ethernet's IRQ. This does not happen if I load the Ethernet card
> first. I can easily frankenstein into the init scripts the functionality
> that the Ethernet card gets loaded first, but I would rather know the
> "Debian way" of doing this correctly. I'm guessing it has something to do
> with the /etc/modules.conf setup?
You can define modules, which should be loaded at boot time in
/etc/modules
On my system the modules named there are loaded in the specified
order.
> Btw, if anyone is interested in how I got Debian installed on this laptop,
> I'd be happy to write it up. The USB floppy drive makes for an interesting
> install, given that Debian likes a Rescue and a Root floppy, and the kernel
> on the Rescue floppy doesn't speak USB...
Then write a report for
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
Phil
Reply to: