Re: {BIG MISTAKE} - what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Arcadio A. Sincero Jr.
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Peter Jay Salzman wrote: >ok, so modules.conf is created by a call to update-modules. >suppose i compile a new kernel. where along the process is conf.modules >updated? all i ever see 'make modules' do is compile, and 'make >modules_install' simply moves stuff aro

Re: {BIG MISTAKE} - what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
ok, so modules.conf is created by a call to update-modules. suppose i compile a new kernel. where along the process is conf.modules updated? all i ever see 'make modules' do is compile, and 'make modules_install' simply moves stuff around. surely, this file has to be modified when you compile

Re: {BIG MISTAKE} - what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Moritz Schulte
"Matthias Mann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I´m so sorry! I exchanged /etc/modules.conf with /etc/modules! Forget my > last mail. It has nothing to do with your questions! To /etc/modules.conf i > only can write, that it includes some aliases for work with the system. I > mean that this aliases

Re: {BIG MISTAKE} - what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Matthias Mann
: what is modules.conf > i've never got this straight -- > > 1. what is modules.conf? what is it used for? > > 2. which applications use this configuration file? and when? > only at boot time? > > 3. how is it generated? > > always wanted to know this...

Re: what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Paul D. Smith
%% Erik Steffl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: es> Peter Jay Salzman wrote: >> 2. which applications use this configuration file? and when? >> only at boot time? Just to be perfectly clear, modules.conf is used to configure loadable _kernel_ modules only. It is not used for _any_ userspace a

Re: what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Erik Steffl
Peter Jay Salzman wrote: > > i've never got this straight -- > > 1. what is modules.conf? what is it used for? various information about modules, for example options (which irq to use etc.), you can also turn off the modules (for example if kernels looks for modules you do

Re: what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Philipp Lehman
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 a

Re: what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Matthias Mann
at booting. [If here is a mistake please correct me. I´m still very new in the linuxworld.] Matthias - Original Message - From: Peter Jay Salzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Debian user mailing list Sent: Friday, October 20, 2000 6:31 PM Subject: what is modules.conf > i've

what is modules.conf

2000-10-20 Thread Peter Jay Salzman
i've never got this straight -- 1. what is modules.conf? what is it used for? 2. which applications use this configuration file? and when? only at boot time? 3. how is it generated? always wanted to know this... thanks! pete