On Thursday 24 February 2005 09:34, Paul Howarth wrote: > Chadley Wilson wrote: > > Greetings, > > > > Please help me out here. > > I have /sbin/modprobe slamr in rc.local > > Then I have /etc/init.d/slmodemd set to runlevels 345 to start. > > > > The problem is the slamr module loads after the slmodemd scripts runs > > I have tried placing install slamr /bin/true in /etc/modprobe.conf > > and /etc/modprobe.conf.dists and /etc/modprobe.conf.local but the slamr > > module doesn't load at all > > > > I also tried creating a modules.conf with 0755 permissions and > > adding /sbin/modprobe slamr to it but then it also doesn't load at at > > all. I know it is obselete but I thought is was worth a try. > > > > > > Where else can I put it so that it loads before the slmodemd script is > > started > > One option might to be to put it in your initrd, using mkinitrd with the > "--with=slamr" option. > > Alternatively, could create an initscript in /etc/rc.d/init.d with a > "start" number lower than the one for /etc/rc.d/rc?.d/slmodemd so that > it gets run before that one. > > Paul. With the mkinitrd option ould I have to reconfigure grub? -- -- Chadley Wilson Redhat Certified Technician Cert Number: 603004708291270 Pinnacle Micro Manufacturers of Proline Computers Proudly South African ISO9001:2000 Certified Production Line ======================================= LINUX - becuase I can do it my way. ========================================