discover-modprobe.conf(5) File Formats Manual discover-modprobe.conf(5)
NAME
discover-modprobe.conf -- configuration file for discover-modprobe(5)
Description
discover-modprobe.conf is the configuration file for discover-modprobe,
which is responsible for retrieving and loading kernel modules.
Warning:
This file is a shell script, and as such is subject to a string
variable assignment syntax. No space is allowed between the
variable name, the equal (=) sign, and the value(s) assigned. If
multiple values are to be assigned, the list must be space-de-
limited with surrounding quotes.
Two directives can be used in this file: types and skip. Both can be
defined multiple times.
types This describes the classes of hardware that should be scanned
and queried.
skip These modules should never be loaded. See the ``Files'' sec-
tion for details on the mechanism for generating these en-
tries automatically.
Files
/var/lib/discover/crash
A crash file written and erased each time discover-modprobe
attempts to load a module. If the file lingers, the computer
is assumed to have crashed while loading that module, and the
module name is added to discover-modprobe.conf as a module to
skip in the future.
See Also
discover-modprobe(8), modprobe(8), discover(1)discover-modprobe.conf(5)