[maemo-developers] how to load custom kernel module at bootup?

[From: Mandeep Sandhu]

Thanks for the tips. Will look into using update-rc.d to make the scripts.

(I'm not building a package, so rc scripts should do fine).

Regards,
-mandeep

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 7:19 PM, Graham Cobb<g+770 at cobb.uk.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 30 June 2009 14:06:04 Mandeep Sandhu wrote:
>> Ok guys. Here's what I plan to do.
>
> I assume you are talking about doing this within an installable package.  I am
> sure Jeremiah can help with much more guidance about handling init scripts in
> packages but a few thoughts come to mind from when I was doing something
> similar for Xsisusb...
>
>> * Create a script usbetherup in /etc/init.d, which does the require
>> unloading of file_storage module and loading the g_ether one.
>
> I suggest adapting the skeleton init.d.ex and supporting a "stop" command to
> restore the original module as well as "start" to load your new module.
>
>> * Create a link S99usbetherup in /etc/rc2.d
>
> Do this with update-rc.d.  Better still, use dh_installinit when building your
> package and it will handle this automatically for you.
>
>> Is this enough? Do I need a K99.... counterpart as well?
>
> update-rc.d will handle this.
>
> Graham
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