[arch-general] Kernel Module snd_seq_midi No Longer Inserted Automatically

[AIS Information]

On 04/08/2015 07:00 AM, arch-general-request at archlinux.org wrote:


> ------------------------------
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 18:58:20 -0700
> From: Steven Grace <sgrace at pobox.com>
> To: ML_arch-general <arch-general at archlinux.org>
> Subject: [arch-general] Kernel Module snd_seq_midi No Longer Inserted
> 	Automatically
> Message-ID: <55248B3C.3010103 at pobox.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> Subject: Digest Footer
> 
> _______________________________________________
> arch-general mailing list
> arch-general at archlinux.org
> https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/arch-general
> 
> ------------------------------
> 
> End of arch-general Digest, Vol 126, Issue 7
> ********************************************
> 

the wiki explains kernel modules here:

https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules

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.

good luck.