Re: /etc/modutils/arch/i386

[matt zagrabelny <z@saturnsys.com>]

On Mon, 2003-03-03 at 00:43, Martin Kacerovsky wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 02, 2003 at 11:47:23PM -0600, matt zagrabelny wrote:
> > i commented out the "alias char-major-10-135 rtc" line in
> > /etc/modutils/arch/i386 by the following:
> > 
> > #alias char-major-10-135 rtc
> > 
> > then run update-modules, however on reboot i still get 
> > the error message about loading the char-major-10-135 module. 
> > but when i do the following:
> > 
> > alias char-major-10-135 off
> > 
> > then run update-modules and reboot the error message goes away.
> > 
> > can someone explain this (in detail) please.
> > 
> > thanks,
> > 
> > -matt
> 
> RTC it's used during boot, while setting system clock, I guess
> 
> Compile module rtc.o 
> In make menuconfig :
> 'Character devices' -> 'Enhanced Real Time Clock Support'
> comment out that line in /etc/modutils... and reconfigure modules ...
> Don't forget to put it into /etc/modules ...

thanks for the reply, i didnt state my question clearly. why doesnt the
commenting out of the line in /etc/modutils/arch/i386 work for getting
the error on boot to go away?