#include <hallo.h>
* Marco d'Itri [Sun, Sep 12 2004, 11:26:17AM]:
> On Sep 12, Eduard Bloch <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> > Really, I expected that a tool like update-modules
> > still reads /etc/modprobe.d and created /etc/modprobe.conf, and I spent
> root@wonderland:~#cat /sbin/update-modules
> #!/bin/sh -e
> if [ -x /sbin/update-modules.modutils ]; then
> exec /sbin/update-modules.modutils "$*"
> fi
> exit 0
> root@wonderland:~#
That is no the point. I expected the update-modules from
module-init-tools to create /etc/modprobe.conf (because of the apparent
"modules*" -> "modprobe*" name transition). Believe it or not,
upstream thinking != user thinking.
> update-modules has never created /etc/modprobe.conf, BTW.
I see, but something has created it. And messed up few things here.
> > - separate paragraph in the modprobe and modprobe.conf manpages!
> Please send a patch.
Attached.
> > - a warning appearing when the init script starts and modprobe.conf
> > exist and something in modprobe.d/ exists as well. Eg.
> This would be bogus, modprobe.conf may include modprobe.d/.
Possible, but also dealt with by the patch below.
Regards,
Eduard.
--
"The quiet ones are the ones who change the universe.
The loud ones only take the credit." L.M. ItB
#include <hallo.h> :~#cat /sbin/update- modules modules. modutils ]; then modules. modutils "$*"
* Marco d'Itri [Sun, Sep 12 2004, 11:26:17AM]:
> On Sep 12, Eduard Bloch <email address hidden> wrote:
>
> > Really, I expected that a tool like update-modules
> > still reads /etc/modprobe.d and created /etc/modprobe.conf, and I spent
> root@wonderland
> #!/bin/sh -e
> if [ -x /sbin/update-
> exec /sbin/update-
> fi
> exit 0
> root@wonderland:~#
That is no the point. I expected the update-modules from
module-init-tools to create /etc/modprobe.conf (because of the apparent
"modules*" -> "modprobe*" name transition). Believe it or not,
upstream thinking != user thinking.
> update-modules has never created /etc/modprobe.conf, BTW.
I see, but something has created it. And messed up few things here.
> > - separate paragraph in the modprobe and modprobe.conf manpages!
> Please send a patch.
Attached.
> > - a warning appearing when the init script starts and modprobe.conf
> > exist and something in modprobe.d/ exists as well. Eg.
> This would be bogus, modprobe.conf may include modprobe.d/.
Possible, but also dealt with by the patch below.
Regards,
L.M. ItB
Eduard.
--
"The quiet ones are the ones who change the universe.
The loud ones only take the credit."