From: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>
To: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>, Fredrik Tolf <fredrik@dolda2000.cjb.net>
Subject: Re: Input layer demand loading
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 00:07:04 +0200
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> > Huh? Look at it this way: As it is now, if you have a non-hotplug joystick, 
> > then you can't load anything automatically, not even the hardware drivers.
> 
> Correct.
> 
> > If you have demand-loading in the input layer, on the other hand, you can have 
> > "above" directives in modules.conf (or "install" directives in modprobe.conf) 
> > to pull in the hardware drivers along with joydev.
> 
> Where do you get the hardware driver coming along with joydev?

By editing /etc/modules.conf
 
> I must be missing something here...

Yes, there are non hotpluggable devices out there.
It is easy to forget :-)
 
	Regards
		Oliver

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