does /sbin/modprobe emu10k1 always need to be run?

[Stuart]

I use this to get sound working in Slack, but it seems that everytime I reboot I have to run it again :-/ not too keen on that... How can I get it to run each time I start my machine?

[trickster]

add that line to /etc/rc.d/rc.local

[Stuart]

Thanks!

[praetorian]

Doesn't Slack have /etc/modules? I've been off Slack for 2 weeks and I already forgot.

[Stuart]

It does, but I don't know what to put in there :/

Heres what it already has:

alias char-major-195 NVdriver
alias /dev/ttySHCF[0-9]* hcfpciserial
alias char-major-240 hcfpciserial
alias /dev/cuaHCF[0-9]* hcfpciserial
alias char-major-241 hcfpciserial
alias /dev/modem hcfpciserial
options hcfpciserial serialmajor=240 calloutmajor=241 pcivendorid=0x14F1 pcideviceid=0x1036

likely something like:

alias snd-<module>

now the <module> part will be the main module and possibly one other module that will need to be probed in to get all of your snd devices listed in lsmod. for me i also have snd-pcm-oss being loaded and that brings the rest of the sounds modules i need with it. however, i do not have the same sound card as you so it may not be necessary.

[praetorian]

Just add emu10k1 to /etc/modules. It should modprobe it on startup.

[Tully]

If I'm not mistaken the "slackware" way would be to uncomment the line /sbin/modprobe emu10k1 in /etc/rc.modules the module loading init script that gets run at boot time.

[pwrhouse]

Close Tully.
The file is /etc/rc.d/rc.modules
You just need to uncomment the line that says /sbin/modprobe emu10k1 in that file like Tully said.

Aren't BSD init scripts easy.

[Stuart]

Thanks guys!