/etc/modules, /etc/modules.conf and others

["J.F.Gratton" <grajea02@hotmail.com>]

Good evening,

I might have missed that one, concerning /etc/modules, /etc/modules.conf
and modutils..

What does what in there ?

I might be using workarounds or not using my system effeciently but ....
I've never had to tamper with /etc/modules.conf.

All I did so far to get modules to load and to work was to put them into
/etc/modules.

For instance: on a 2.2.x kernel, my NIC module is rtl8139.o . In the
2.4.x series, the module has been renamed to 8139too.o (actually it's a
new module, but let's not split hairs). All I did was to replace the
rtl8139 entry into /etc/modules with 8139too .

What is the use of /etc/modules.conf et al. then ?

Thanks,

Jeff