[mythtv-users] OT: unreliable firmware load after cold boot

[Gary Buhrmaster]

On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 8:34 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:
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> I have had a similar problem with a Hauppauge 2250 card. The card requires
> that the modules be loaded in a particular order, as the later module relies
> upon the existence of the firmware of the earlier modules. But the computer
> generally fails to use the correct order on boot.

Depending on the details, it is sometimes possible to create
an /etc/modprobe.d/<something>.conf which uses install or
softdep to achieve ordering.  That presumes, of course, your
drivers are otherwise well behaved (not all all).