On 04/08/2015 10:16 AM, AIS Information wrote:
On 04/08/2015 07:00 AM, arch-general-request@archlinux.org wrote: I'd like help regarding a problem I'm having with kernel module snd_seq_midi. Until sometime in March this module was being automatically inserted; that's no longer happening. The module is still present and can be manually inserted with modprobe.
I know that snd_seq_midi is part of package "linux" but I don't know what's responsible for automatically inserting the module. I'd appreciate any information as to how I can find out.
The issue may have started with my update of linux to 3.19.2-1 on March 21. Today I updated linux to 3.19.3-1 but that didn't solve the problem.
It's also possible that the issue is related to ALSA; I updated alsa-lib and alsa-utils to 1.0.29-1 on March 10.
I'd appreciate any help regarding how snd_seq_midi used to be automatically inserted, or general information regarding how automatic module insertion works. Thanks.
the wiki explains kernel modules here:
I'd read the wiki page previously; it doesn't explain the details of what I'm looking for. It indicates that "Today, all necessary modules loading is handled automatically by udev..." but I haven't been able to find out *how* module loading is done by udev.
alternatively(though perhaps unecessary/ill-advised?) you could load the module early by adding it to mkinitcpio.conf and rebuilding your kernel. you can search "mkinitcpio, arch" for the arch wiki page on that.
I'd read that as well, but that's a last resort. I don't know why snd_seq_midi isn't loaded automatically anymore and so don't know if it's intentional or if it's a bug. Thanks.