|> What gives with the kernel writers? first a change from conf.modules |> to modules.conf (made a bit of sense) and now to modprobe.??? Is this |> just trying to keep users confused? There is some virtue in |> consistancy.
The module-loading code has been completely rewritten for the 2.6 series kernels (the program is module-init-tools rather than modutils), and it is a vast improvement. Module-init-tools includes a script `generate-modprobe.conf' which automatically generates the new file (/etc/modprobe.conf) from the old (modutils) setup. This normally means that the upgrade happens smoothly and invisibly for users. I think that most distributions have set it up so that this script is run automatically as part of the process which installs the package. The new program also interacts smoothly with older (2.4 anyway) kernels. This is all a most impressive piece of work, it seems to me (especially the smoothness of the upgrade, which might have been a very tricky and difficult process). Rusty Russell is the kernel developer responsible. Jim ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id=3438&op=click _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
