Re: Loading modules at startup

[Jeff Elkins <jeffelkins@earthlink.net>]

On Saturday 20 March 2004 10:13 pm, Didier Caamano wrote:
>Hello, I was wondering how to make the kernel to load modules at
>start up, I know i does it automatically, but I'm having a
>little bit of troubles, I was running with the kernel that comes
>with woody and decided to update to 2.6.4, after that my mouse
>wasn't working, so I issueed:
>
>modprobe mousedev
>modprobe psmouse
>
>but that only works during the computer is on, as soon as I
>reboot it the mouse is gone and I have to issue the command
>again. Is there any way in which I can make this modules to load
>at bootup and not having to issue them afterward?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Have a good day,
>Didier

man modules                                                                      
MODULES(5)

NAME
/etc/modules - kernel modules to load at boot time

DESCRIPTION
he  /etc/modules file contains the names of kernel modules that are to be 
loaded at boot time, one per line. Arguments can be given in the same line as 
the module name.  Comments begin with a `#', and everything on the line after 
them are ignored.

SEE ALSO
update-modules(8)
 /usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt

Jeff