-> In linux.kernel you write:
->
-> > SCSI host #1 : NCR810 with 2 internal hard disks connected
-> > SCSI host #2 : AHA1542 with internal cdrom, tape and
-> > optinal external devices (hot swappable! ;)
->
-> >now I'd like only to load the aha1542 driver via kerneld when I'm going
-> >to need cdrom or tape.
->
-> You can't - at least, the kernel currently does not recognize that there
-> is a need to invoke kerneld under these circumstances. So short of
-> hacking the kernel SCSI code, you are out of luck. Either load the module
-> manually, or build both drivers into your kernel.
I beg to differ. You can hack modules.dep in /lib/modules/<vesion> by hand to
make st and sr_mod depend on aha1542. The kernel will signal the need for st
(or sr_mod), and kerneld will load aha1542 along with it.
You must remember to rehack modules.dep each time you run depmod -a though.
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