[Fwd: Re: [Asterisk-Users] udev or not?]

[Steven Critchfield]

Forwarded back to the list so others might get the benefit of the
answers, and I get fact checked by others.

-------- Forwarded Message --------
> From: Lee <leeb00 at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Lee <leeb00 at gmail.com>
> To: Steven Critchfield <critch at basesys.com>
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] udev or not?
> Date: Fri, 10 Dec 2004 13:00:29 -0800
> On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 06:36:02 -0600, Steven Critchfield
> <critch at basesys.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2004-12-09 at 23:39 -0800, Lee wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > > I'm just getting started with asterisk on White Box Linux 3.0
> > > I have a x100p card in the PC.
> > >
> > > If I reboot and immediately do a "ztcfg -vv" I get the well known
> > > "Unable to open master device '/dev/zap/ctl'. If I then do a "modprobe
> > > wcfxo" this error disappears and Asterisk runs fine.
> > 
> > > Asterisk runs fine as long as I do a modprobe wcfxo after each reboot,
> > > prior to running Asterisk. I can make and receive calls through the
> > > x100p. I would just like to solve the error issue. Thanks.
> > 
> > Check in /etc and look for a file with module in the name. On my debian
> > machine it is /etc/modules. In there you can place your wcfxo driver
> > name and it will auto load everytime.

> Thanks for the help. There is indeed a file called /etc/modules.conf 
> but it appears to already have wcfxo in it, unless in misunderstood
> what you are recommending. Are you saying that I should add "modprobe
> wcfxo" to this file?
> 
> /etc/modules.conf:
> ---------------------------------------------
> alias eth0 e100
> alias sound-slot-0 via82cxxx_audio

This is why I was somewhat vague. Check again for a file that is
just /etc/modules. It should have a comment about loading modules one at
a time at boot time. Make sure you also get the zapata module listed as
well. The modules.conf file you mentioned is a config file about what to
do when a module is loading or unloading. 
-- 
Steven Critchfield <critch at basesys.com>