CentOS - Aug 2007 - controlling module load order

Is there a method to control module load order?

I want to ensure that the e1000 module loads before the forcedeth driver.

Jerry

You can use the powerfull install command in your modprobe.conf.
Putting forcedeth  in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist and forcing it install in
modprobe.conf after e1000 via a install command could be a solution.
I never tested or tried this, I dont know if it will work.
Try to setup HWADDR first.

Their is also a lot of module dependencies in /lib/modules/ maybe you could
try to make forcedeth   dependent of e1000 in these file.
But dependencies are compiled at every boot !

Regards

On 8/31/07, Jerry Geis <geisj at pagestation.com>
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> Is there a method to control module load order?
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> I want to ensure that the e1000 module loads before the forcedeth driver.
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> Jerry
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Jerry Geis wrote:
> Is there a method to control module load order?
> 
> I want to ensure that the e1000 module loads before the forcedeth driver.
The following might work in /etc/modprobe.conf:

install forcedeth /sbin/modprobe e1000; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install 
forcedeth

James Pearson

>Jerry Geis wrote:
>>/ Is there a method to control module load order?
/>>/ 
/>>/ I want to ensure that the e1000 module loads before the forcedeth
driver.
/
>The following might work in /etc/modprobe.conf:
>install forcedeth /sbin/modprobe e1000; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install
forcedeth
>
>James Pearson
James - fantastic,

I tried this and it worked. Thanks!

Jerry