2.6.0 kernel compile doc

[Net Llama!]

On Wed, 6 Aug 2003, Aaron Grewell wrote:
> > > Is your /etc/modules.conf correct with the proper aliases, etc?
> > > some mod names have changed.  I just modprobe the ones I want anyway
> > > via a script.
> >
> > Yea, the entries in modules.conf are correct, as they work just fine
> > for 2.4.21.  modprobing via a script will work, but that sounds like
> > one hell of a hack.  Is this something that is known to be broken in
> > 2.6.x?
>
>
> Wait, didn't they switch to a different file?  I think the new kernel
> uses /etc/modprobe.conf, and a slightly different format to boot.  IIRC
> last time I lived dangerously (2.5.5x) I had to basically recreate the
> whole thing because the included conversion script didn't work for me.
> Hopefully it's gotten better since then.

I think i've heard that too, but i can't find any doumentation on the
format for modprobe.conf, so i don't know where to begin in creating it.

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