[mythtv-users] bttv loading problem fixed, but wont load automatically now.

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I observe the same thing in RH9.  That's why in  /etc/rc.d/rc.local I
did a bunch of modprobes for the modules.  I dont know if this is
expected behavior though.  Aren't modules loaded only when they are
needed?  For example, without the modprobe in rc.local, dmesg post boot
will not show that bttv has aquired /dev/video0 but if I run xawtv and
then dmesg again, then bttv has magicaly been loaded and /dev/video0 is
now working.  In RH8 though, I believe I did not have to modprobe bttv. 
It just worked.  
The post install just means that after the via-snd is loaded, the next
step is to load the mixer settings from a file.  The pre remove just
means, before the via-snd module is removed, the mixer settings are
saved to a file.


On Sun, 2003-06-08 at 19:22, Michael Williams wrote:
> I upgraded my kernel and bttv loads without a hitch each time now, and I
> was able to build ALSA with no unresolved symbol errors too.  With a
> properly built ALSA, the machine no longer hard locks when I choose
> "watch tv" now either.  Still quite a few problems to resolve, some of
> which are performance issues, and im set. But I can watch live tv and
> record shows now.  One question i have is, I have bttv set up like the
> following in my /etc/modules.conf
> 
> alias char-major-81 bttv card=64 type=2
> 
> But it doesnt load on boot, I have to modprobe it.  Do i have something
> set wrong in that line, or could something else in the modules.conf be
> causing it? Full modules.conf follows. I have no idea what that
> pre-install and post-install stuff is at the bottom, it was originally
> there. Is it related to OSS and not ALSA? Do I have to keep it, or is it
> causing problems for me? ALSA modules also arent loading on boot, but I
> will ask that on the ALSA list :) I do have to say, I have learned a LOT
> in the last week, but I have SO much to learn yet.
> 
> 
> #<modules.conf follows>
> 
> alias eth0 3c59x
> alias usb-controller usb-uhci
> alias char-major-195 nvidia
> 
> # ALSA portion
> alias char-major-116 snd
> alias snd-card-0 snd-via82xx
> # module options should go here
> 
> # OSS/Free portion
> alias char-major-14 soundcore
> alias sound-slot-0 snd-card-0
> 	
> # card #1
> alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
> alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
> alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
> alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
> 
> #BTTV Line
> alias char-major-81 bttv card=64 type=2
> 
> post-install sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -L
> >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> pre-remove sound-slot-0 /bin/aumix-minimal -f /etc/.aumixrc -S
> >/dev/null 2>&1 || :
> 
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