The right way to automatically load kernel module sg.o

[Paul Howarth]

StarQuake wrote:
> Paul Howarth wrote:
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>> StarQuake wrote:
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>>> Paul Howarth wrote:
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>>>> StarQuake wrote:
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>>>>> What is The Right Way(TM) to automatically load the kernel module sg?
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>>>>> It somehow feels wrong to put a 'modprobe sg' in /etc/rc.local
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>>>> On FC4, I use a script /etc/sysconfig/modules/scanner.modules that 
>>>> contains:
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>>>  >
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>>>> * snip *
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>>>> Paul.
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>>> So there is no modules.autoload file or something?
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>> No, there isn't.
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>> The "traditional" way was to put something in /etc/rc.modules but 
>> that's deprecated now.
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>> Paul.
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> Oh I forgot, it's FC3, so it will be /etc/rc.local then I guess
> 
> Thanks anyway

You could use rc.modules or rc.local. If you use rc.modules it'll be 
loaded before most services start, whereas if you put it in rc.local 
it'll be loaded after most services start.

Paul.