FC3: snd-intel8x0m, modprobe.conf, /etc/hotplug/blacklist

[Dexter Ang]

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 00:25:49 -0500, Bill Nottingham <notting at redhat.com> wrote:
> Dexter Ang (thepoch at gmail.com) said:
> 
> 
> > install snd-intel8x0m /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install snd-intel8x0m &&
> > /usr/local/sbin/slmodemd --alsa --country=PHILIPPINES --perm=0666
> > modem:1 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
> >
> > in /etc/modprobe.conf so that upon loading of my modem's alsa driver,
> > it would also load the slmodemd binary.
> >
> > Now, I've noticed that in FC3, this driver (snd-intel8x0m) gets loaded
> > automatically. I had placed it in /etc/hotplud/blacklist so that it
> > doesn't get loaded by hotplug automatically, hoping that the setting
> > in my modprobe.conf gets used instead. Well that doesn't seem to work
> > as upon booting up, snd-intel8x0m doesn't get loaded. I can manually
> > load it, and the slmodemd also gets loaded.
> 
> Um... the 'install' line in modprobe.conf just tells it what
> to do when the module is requested. It doesn't actually
> cause the module to get loaded at all.
> 
> Bill

Interesting. Will have to further my testing. It seems I've
misunderstood the "install" option completely.

Thanks for the input!

dex