modules and configuration

[Matt Zimmerman]

On Sat, Oct 30, 2004 at 06:25:08PM -0400, Brian Barr wrote:

> In general:  Is there a good location that describes how modules get loaded at boot, and how to configure which get loaded when?  
> 
> I see there are several locations that "work" on modules and the ordering and importance of each is lost on me.  Locations such as:  /etc/hotplug
> /etc/modules.conf
> /etc/modprobe.d
> /etc/modutils

/etc/modules.conf and /etc/modutils are obsolete, used for 2.4 kernels.
That should simplify things for you considerably. :-)

> all seem very intertwined.  If I understood the process I could work out a
> solution to my next question...
> 
> In specific:  I have an nforce board with on-board audio, as well as a PCI
> sound card (snd_cs46xx).  How do I disable the on-board audio?  I have
> managed to set xmms, mplayer, and xine to play through the PCI card, which
> is card 1.  However, I can't quite find how to convince firefox plugins
> (mplayer-plugin, vlc-plugin, or flash...) or rhythmbox to use anything but
> onboard audio (card 0).

The simplest and most robust method would be to disable it in the BIOS Setup
on your system.  Then the PCI card will automatically become the primary
sound device.

-- 
 - mdz