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authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2012-04-10 14:30:45 -0400
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>2012-04-10 14:30:45 -0400
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2.2 Configuration
The configuration requires module configuration and device
-configuration. I like kmod or kerneld process with the
-/etc/modprobe.conf file so the modules can automatically load/unload as
-they are used. The video devices could already exist, be generated
-using MAKEDEV, or need to be created. The following sections detail
-these procedures.
+configuration. The following sections detail these procedures.
2.1 Module Configuration
Using modules requires a bit of work to install and pass the
-parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.conf of:
+parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf of:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none
alias char-major-81 videodev
alias char-major-81-0 c-qcam
-will cause the kmod/modprobe to do certain things. If you are
-using kmod, then a request for a 'char-major-81-0' will cause
-the 'c-qcam' module to load. If you have other video sources with
-modules, you might want to assign the different minor numbers to
-different modules.
-
2.2 Device Configuration
At this point, we need to ensure that the device files exist.