On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 00:10 -0400, pjones wrote:
On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 19:14 -0700, Pete Zaitcev wrote:
> On Wed, 06 Apr 2005 15:08:14 -0400 Peter Jones <pjones(a)redhat.com> wrote:
> > But at the same time, once somebody actually starts using this
> > rc.modules.d idea, they're going to quickly discover that they want
> > ordering there, as well, to make sure e.g. the various usb hcd modules
> > are loaded in the order they want.
>
> I don't think so. First, USB is processed in a special way, and I asked not
> to bring it up in the very first message (after which someone immediately
> replied with a discussion about USB). But second, HCD modules are not
> ordered, even in case of EHCI and its companion controllers. If you see
> different results depending on the loading order, file a bug.
Ok, that one example isn't completely perfect, so here's a better one.
If I load usb_storage before sd_mod, the iRiver plugged into my usb port
is going to be sda, and the drive plugged into my scsi bus will be sdb,
right?
And if I load them in the opposite order?
this is what mount by label and hal are for ;)
oh and the things udev has to pin devices to names..