Re: [LI] >> conf.modules and generic aliases and init scripts << Re : lpd / pppd problems

[C Hanish Menon <hanish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi

> load the parport_pc.o module, instead of the parport_lowlevel module (I
> have no idea why, anyone ?)
> The solution seems pretty simple add the line :
> alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
> to /etc/conf.modules
> 

** This concept of ALIASES in conf.modules seem to serve this purpose  **

Somewhere in One of your init scripts there might be a line like 

"modprobe parport_lowlevel"

Here parport_lowlevel is only a alias. These aliases are normaly used in INIT
Scripts so that they can be generic rather than having to worry about the N
number of  different modules for a particular purpose (like sound or midi or
parallel port or so ).

So what you do is once you have identified the proper modules required for your
machine update the conf.modules suitabley so that the init scripts load the
proper modules for your machine

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Keep :-)
HanishKVC
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