Modules question

[Thomas E. Dukes]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:fedora-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Michael Schwendt
> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2004 8:42 AM
> To: For users of Fedora Core releases
> Subject: Re: Modules question
> 
> On Sat, 4 Sep 2004 08:29:48 -0400, Thomas E. Dukes wrote:
> 
> > About a year ago, I installed an ide CDRW.  I added the following 
> > lines to
> > modules.conf:
> > 
> > options ide-cd ignore=hdb
> > pre-install sg     modprobe ide-scsi # load ide-scsi before sg
> > pre-install sr_mod modprobe ide-scsi # load ide-scsi before sr_mod
> > pre-install ide-scsi modprobe ide-cd # load ide-cd   before ide-scsi
> > 
> > Since upgrading from RH 9 to FC 2, I now get "fatal error" 
> at boot up 
> > for sg module. What is the sg module?
> 
> SCSI generic
> 
> > The reason I ask is that under RH 9, I always got an error about 
> > sound.
> 
> Unrelated.
> 
> > My mother board does not have sound nor do I have a sound card.  So 
> > I'm sure that's why I got the sound error under RH 9.
> 
> What error? modprobe warnings in system log file can be 
> ignored and switched off via /etc/modprobe.conf
>  
> > Is the sg module for sound?  If so, can I comment it out without 
> > affecting the operation of the CDRW?
> 
> The ATAPI CD-ROM SCSI-emulation entries you've created are 
> not needed in Fedora Core 1 and in particular not needed in 
> Fedora Core 2. FC1 uses a kernel command-line parameter 
> (hdb=ide-scsi) in /boot/grub/grub.conf, and FC2 no longer 
> uses SCSI-emulation for your CDRW.
> 
> Btw, your message appears as a reply to 
> 
>   Subject: RE: Rpmbuild question
>   In-Reply-To: 
> <20040826145946.QUPX2612.ispmxmta09-srv.alltel.net at edukes1>
> 
> because you replied to an existing thread. Please avoid that 
> in the future.

Sorry, I was in need for the email address for the list.