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dk

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Registered: 2004-04-20

Posts: 106

Adding modules to /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/rc.conf

What is the difference between adding a module in /etc/modprobe.conf
or adding it to MODULES in /etc/rc.conf?

Xpop

Member

Registered: 2004-03-16

Posts: 18

Re: Adding modules to /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/rc.conf

I dont think there is any different, its just a matter off when they get executed...but I think the arch way is in rc.conf......But im a newbi

linfocito

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From: Gurupi - TO, Brasil

Registered: 2003-05-18

Posts: 82

Re: Adding modules to /etc/modprobe.conf or /etc/rc.conf

Adding a module to rc.conf will make it loaded every time you boot.
Adding one to modprobe.conf allow you to load the module just when it is necessary.

e.g.:

MODULES=(sis900) #will load my ethernet module in every boot.

alias eth0 sis900 #in modprobe.conf will autoload my ethernet module when some process try to use eth0.

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