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

[Russell Shaw <rjshaw@iprimus.com.au>]

J.F.Gratton wrote:
> 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 ?

The modules in /etc/modules get loaded by modprobe at
boot time. Modprobe uses /etc/modules.conf to affect
its behaviour such as passing options to modules, and
do certain operations before and after a module is
installed or removed.