Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Andrei POPESCU
On Jo, 24 iul 14, 20:15:43, Gary Dale wrote: > > Shouldn't each module be a self-contained configuration? If a module is > needed, why should the configuration of a non-used module interfere? This > strikes me as a design flaw, not a feature. This is not really about modules, but about packages.

Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
On 24/07/14 08:00 PM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 25.07.2014 01:24, schrieb Gary Dale: As it stands, instead of the .conf files telling you how to configure the system for that module, you have to look at all the .confs to figure out what will happen. This kind of defeats the purpose of breaking the

Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 25.07.2014 01:24, schrieb Gary Dale: > As it stands, instead of the .conf files telling you how to configure > the system for that module, you have to look at all the .confs to figure > out what will happen. This kind of defeats the purpose of breaking the > configuration into separate files for

Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
On 24/07/14 04:48 PM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 24.07.2014 21:45, schrieb Gary Dale: On 24/07/14 03:05 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2014-07-24 20:42 +0200, Gary Dale wrote: I think you missed the point. The blacklist was in fglrx.conf where it makes sense to not load the radeon module if I'm load

Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 24.07.2014 21:45, schrieb Gary Dale: > On 24/07/14 03:05 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: >> On 2014-07-24 20:42 +0200, Gary Dale wrote: >> >>> I think you missed the point. The blacklist was in fglrx.conf where it >>> makes sense to not load the radeon module if I'm loading the fglrx >>> proprietary one

Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
On 24/07/14 03:05 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2014-07-24 20:42 +0200, Gary Dale wrote: I think you missed the point. The blacklist was in fglrx.conf where it makes sense to not load the radeon module if I'm loading the fglrx proprietary one. Again, this was necessary back when I was playing arou

Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2014-07-24 20:42 +0200, Gary Dale wrote: > I think you missed the point. The blacklist was in fglrx.conf where it > makes sense to not load the radeon module if I'm loading the fglrx > proprietary one. Again, this was necessary back when I was playing > around with the fglrx driver. I would hav

Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
On 24/07/14 02:21 PM, Sven Joachim wrote: On 2014-07-24 19:49 +0200, Gary Dale wrote: OK, that did it. Removing /etc/modprobe.d/fglrx.conf allowed the radeon kernel module to load. You don't need to list it in /etc/modules anymore then, since udev will load it automatically for you. The joys

Re: [SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Sven Joachim
On 2014-07-24 19:49 +0200, Gary Dale wrote: > OK, that did it. Removing /etc/modprobe.d/fglrx.conf allowed the > radeon kernel module to load. You don't need to list it in /etc/modules anymore then, since udev will load it automatically for you. > I have no idea why this just started > happening

[SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
On 24/07/14 01:21 PM, Gary Dale wrote: On 24/07/14 12:57 PM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 24.07.2014 18:39, schrieb Gary Dale: On 24/07/14 08:56 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 24.07.2014 12:42, schrieb Gary Dale: After the latest round of upgrades in Jessie, I rebooted. That's when the problems start

[SOLVED] Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
On 24/07/14 01:21 PM, Gary Dale wrote: On 24/07/14 12:57 PM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 24.07.2014 18:39, schrieb Gary Dale: On 24/07/14 08:56 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 24.07.2014 12:42, schrieb Gary Dale: After the latest round of upgrades in Jessie, I rebooted. That's when the problems start

Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
On 24/07/14 12:57 PM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 24.07.2014 18:39, schrieb Gary Dale: On 24/07/14 08:56 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 24.07.2014 12:42, schrieb Gary Dale: After the latest round of upgrades in Jessie, I rebooted. That's when the problems started. I'm having problems getting the 3.14

Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 24.07.2014 18:39, schrieb Gary Dale: > On 24/07/14 08:56 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: >> Am 24.07.2014 12:42, schrieb Gary Dale: >>> After the latest round of upgrades in Jessie, I rebooted. That's when >>> the problems started. I'm having problems getting the 3.14 kernel to >>> boot, so I'm booting

Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
On 24/07/14 08:56 AM, Michael Biebl wrote: Am 24.07.2014 12:42, schrieb Gary Dale: After the latest round of upgrades in Jessie, I rebooted. That's when the problems started. I'm having problems getting the 3.14 kernel to boot, so I'm booting from 3.13. However, that's not the big issue. The re

Re: inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Michael Biebl
Am 24.07.2014 12:42, schrieb Gary Dale: > After the latest round of upgrades in Jessie, I rebooted. That's when > the problems started. I'm having problems getting the 3.14 kernel to > boot, so I'm booting from 3.13. However, that's not the big issue. > > The really annoying problem is that I have

inserting kernel modules on startup

2014-07-24 Thread Gary Dale
After the latest round of upgrades in Jessie, I rebooted. That's when the problems started. I'm having problems getting the 3.14 kernel to boot, so I'm booting from 3.13. However, that's not the big issue. The really annoying problem is that I have to boot to the command prompt, insmod radeon,