Inserting modules at boot (was Re: FC1 and Laptops?)

[Rick Stevens]

Matthew Saltzman wrote:
> Is /etc/rc.modules the official, supported way in Fedora to get kernel
> modules inserted at boot time and *before* startup scripts are executed?
> rc.local is run too late for this particular need.

Never heard of /etc/rc.modules.  You can put a "modprobe" command in the
/etc/rc.d/init.d script that needs the module when the program that
needs it is started.  For examples, see /etc/rc.d/init.d/iscsi.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
- Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer     rstevens at vitalstream.com -
- VitalStream, Inc.                       http://www.vitalstream.com -
-                                                                    -
-         "If you can't fix it...duct tape it!"  - Tim Allen         -
----------------------------------------------------------------------