On Sat, Jul 31, 1999 at 10:30:05AM +0200, Lex Chive wrote: > Hello, > > I have just installed and compiled alsa. In alsa-base there is a script > /etc/init.d/alsa which preloads all the sound modules. Doesnt that ruin the > purpose of modules, which is after all to save memory when it's not needed > (well, at least part of the purpose)? Or is there some issue specific to alsa? > kmod seems to handle the autoloading well enough. > > -Lex
Agreed. Someone a while back posted a "clever" script to this list that fixed all of the sound problems people were having by preloading everything. I'm with you: I have 32 modules right now in /lib/modules/2.2.7 and the only one loaded at boot time is for my ethernet card, via-rhine. -- Stephen Pitts [EMAIL PROTECTED] webmaster - http://www.mschess.org
