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diff --git a/chapter08/kernel.xml b/chapter08/kernel.xml index a448f88e6..fbca889fb 100644 --- a/chapter08/kernel.xml +++ b/chapter08/kernel.xml @@ -196,11 +196,14 @@ cp -r Documentation/* /usr/share/doc/linux-&linux-version;</userinput></screen> <primary sortas="e-/etc/modprobe.d/usb.conf">/etc/modprobe.d/usb.conf</primary> </indexterm> - <para>The <filename>/etc/modprobe.d/usb.conf</filename> file needs to be - created so that if the USB drivers (ehci_hcd, ohci_hcd and uhci_hcd) have - been built as modules, they will be loaded in the correct order; ehci_hcd - needs to be loaded prior to ohci_hcd and uhci_hcd in order to avoid a - warning being output at boot time.</para> + <para>Most of the time Linux modules are loaded automatically, but + sometimes it needs some specific direction. The program that loads + modules, <command>modprobe</command> or <command>insmod</command>, uses + <filename>/etc/modprobe.d/usb.conf</filename> for this purpose. This file + needs to be created so that if the USB drivers (ehci_hcd, ohci_hcd and + uhci_hcd) have been built as modules, they will be loaded in the correct + order; ehci_hcd needs to be loaded prior to ohci_hcd and uhci_hcd in order + to avoid a warning being output at boot time.</para> <para>Create a new file <filename>/etc/modprobe.d/usb.conf</filename> by running the following:</para> |