Re: Input layer demand loading

From: Oliver Neukum (oliver@neukum.org)
Date: Wed Jul 16 2003 - 17:07:04 EST


> > Huh? Look at it this way: As it is now, if you have a non-hotplug joystick,
> > then you can't load anything automatically, not even the hardware drivers.
>
> Correct.
>
> > If you have demand-loading in the input layer, on the other hand, you can have
> > "above" directives in modules.conf (or "install" directives in modprobe.conf)
> > to pull in the hardware drivers along with joydev.
>
> Where do you get the hardware driver coming along with joydev?

By editing /etc/modules.conf
 
> I must be missing something here...

Yes, there are non hotpluggable devices out there.
It is easy to forget :-)
 
        Regards
                Oliver

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