how to use /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6

prairie_dad · n00b Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Denver, CO

I guess I'm not sure how to do this...

I need drm, it seems, I tried to emerge it and was told to modularize it in the kernel. so, I recompiled with M in the drm spot (under character devices?) so it's in modprobe -l listing, that's right, drm.so? Now do I need to add it to my list in /etc/modules.autoload.d/ is that right? I have lots and lots of modules in the modprobe -l list, are none of them loaded if not in my autoload list? why put stuff in autoload at all? Can I now emerge it?...I don't get it. what's in modprobe -l list if I haven't emerged it yet? that's x11-drm I'm talking about, I already have drmlibs installed (must have been a dependency somewhere.)

If I want stuff in all the time I could just compile it in right? that is, * instead of M? If it's M, it's in the modprobe list and loaded as needed, isn't that the point? _only_ when needed?

puzzled,

thanks,

dave

blind-tnk · n00b Joined: 20 Aug 2007 Posts: 11

modprobe is not what's been loaded, it shows the modules of your compiled kernel.

in order to load the modules you will need to add them to your autoload list or load them manually

Ehnvis · Guru Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 305 Location: /dev/random

Often you dont have to load any modules in that file or manually as udev takes care of most modules today.

To check if it gets loaded at boot check with "lsmod", if you cant see it do a "modprobe drm".
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prairie_dad · n00b Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Denver, CO

I can't get at the machine right now to post the problems, but I did try to emerge x11-drm this morning and it failed...the message about modularizing it in the kernel is gone, only to be replaced by some other bug. I'll post it later...but for now it's not installed and not installable...ideas?

thanks,

dave

prairie_dad · n00b Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Denver, CO

here's what happened when I tried to emerge x11-drm, which I apparently need or will at least benefit from....any thoughts about how to get it to work?

Rob1n · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:45 am Post subject:

From the looks of it, that version of x11-drm is no longer compatible with recent kernels. You could try unmasking a newer version (add "x11-base/x11-drm" to /etc/portage/keywords) and emerging that.

prairie_dad · n00b Joined: 02 Aug 2007 Posts: 68 Location: Denver, CO

Rob1n · Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 12:32 pm Post subject:

Sorry, it should be /etc/portage/package.keywords.

And I'm not certain that kernel compatability is the issue, but the warnings and error sort of suggest that there's some disconnect between what it was expecting and what it's getting in the way of kernel functions and data structures. Add to that the fact that it's over a year old and there's been some pretty significant changes to the kernel in that time.