On Fri, 20 Oct 2000, Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >i've never got this straight -- >1. what is modules.conf? what is it used for?
The main configuration file for kernel modules. Defines aliases and options used when loading modules. >2. which applications use this configuration file? The ones involved in loading modules: insmod, modprobe. > and when? > only at boot time? Every time a module is loaded. >3. how is it generated? Either by hand (not recommended) or by update-modules (part of the modutils package). update-modules reads all files in /etc/modutils plus the file for your architecture in /etc/modutils/arch and simply 'cat's it into /etc/modules.conf. >always wanted to know this... thanks! HTH -- Philipp Lehman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
