How does slack know how to load my network driver
This is a discussion on How does slack know how to load my network driver within the Slackware Linux Support forums, part of the Unix Operating Systems category; --> the lsmod returns that slack is using a 3c59x module, it right. but i did not uncomment anything in ...
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02-20-2008, 08:27 PM
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 How does slack know how to load my network driver the lsmod returns that slack is using a 3c59x module, it right. but i did not uncomment anything in the rc.modules file, so i am wondering how the slack knows the correct network module it should load. can anyone tell me? thanks. - woody      |
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02-20-2008, 08:27 PM
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| Re: How does slack know how to load my network driver > the lsmod returns that slack is using a 3c59x module, it right. but i > did not uncomment anything in the rc.modules file, so i am wondering > how the slack knows the correct network module it should load. can > anyone tell me? thanks. hotplug or udev will do that BTW which kernel version, which Slackware version?!? -- damjan |
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02-20-2008, 08:27 PM
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| Re: How does slack know how to load my network driver Damjan wrote: >> the lsmod returns that slack is using a 3c59x module, it right. but i >> did not uncomment anything in the rc.modules file, so i am wondering >> how the slack knows the correct network module it should load. can >> anyone tell me? thanks. > > hotplug or udev will do that Or, if the network device was detected during install/setup of the system, there was possible an /etc/rc.d/rc.netdevice created. /etc/rc.d/rc.modules will run that file if it exists and if it is executable. Regards, Kees. -- Kees Theunissen. |
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02-20-2008, 08:28 PM
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| Re: How does slack know how to load my network driver Kees Theunissen wrote: > Damjan wrote: > >> the lsmod returns that slack is using a 3c59x module, it right. but i > >> did not uncomment anything in the rc.modules file, so i am wondering > >> how the slack knows the correct network module it should load. can > >> anyone tell me? thanks. > > > > hotplug or udev will do that > > Or, if the network device was detected during install/setup of the > system, there was possible an /etc/rc.d/rc.netdevice created. > /etc/rc.d/rc.modules will run that file if it exists and if it is > executable. > there is no a rc.netdevice file, i think Damjan is right, it is hotplug script did that, is it? slackware is 11.0 default installation. |
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02-20-2008, 08:28 PM
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| Re: How does slack know how to load my network driver Steven Woody wrote : > there is no a rc.netdevice file, i think Damjan is right, it is hotplug > script did that, is it? If you need to know then you can put the 3c59x module in the /etc/hotplug/blacklist and reboot to see if the module still is loaded. If the module isn't loaded then you know its hotplug. -- Thomas O. This area is designed to become quite warm during normal operation. |
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