Bug#268006: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#268006: /etc/discover.conf is the key

Cesar Martinez Izquierdo listas@ono.com, 268006@bugs.debian.org
Thu, 2 Sep 2004 01:05:31 +0200


El Mi=E9rcoles 01 Septiembre 2004 17:23 escribiste:
> On Wed, Sep 01, 2004 at 12:56:45AM +0200, Cesar Martinez Izquierdo wrote:
> > I've solved the problem by adding the following lines at the end
> > of /etc/discover.conf:
> >
> > # Don't load OSS modules by default:
> > skip i810_audio
> > skip ac97_codec
> >
> > I suppose that you should add similar lines by each existant OSS module,
> > as you already do in /etc/hotplug/blacklist.d/alsa-base.
>
> The problem is "we" can't add stuff to that file, I'm afraid. That's
> probably a decision for the discover maintainer to take. I don't
> understand why it's getting loaded before the alsa driver, which should
> solve the problem.

Yes, I know, that's why I didn't submit a patch. Perhaps we should ask=20
discover mantainers to do one of the following options:

=2D Add required lines so that all alsa modules get loaded first.
=2D Add a similar schema as hotplugs uses, so that other packages can modif=
y the=20
behaviour of discover (I mean, do something like /etc/discover.d/).

Regards,

  C=E9sar