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Sindi Keesan wrote:
>
> Someone else posted here about conf.modules one time.  
> It seems to be a common mistake, if modules.conf is the 
> correct version.  

I think the actual name of the file might vary between
distributions.

> I did not find a file of either name in BL2, 

IMHO, insmod is simpler (and avoids getting tangled in the 
syntax of a config file).

> > I think I've read you can pass those additional NIC parameters 
> > to the kernel at boot if you're using lilo - not sure about 
> > loadlin.  

Yes, loadlin accepts the same parameters.  Just add them to
the loadin line in boot.bat.

> > Maybe there's a way to specify them in a BL startup script as 
> > well?

An example for this already exists in /etc/rc.

> Is it possible instead to just write and use a script to load 
> the modules with the correct address and irq?  

Yes, that's what /root/netsetup is.  But, I prefer doing it in 
/etc/rc.

> I tried this with plip and could not get the script to work, 

How exactly did it not work?

> though typing the five lines manually worked.

Anything that you type manually can be done with a script.

Cheers,
Steven