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

[Steven Grace]

 > On 04/08/2015 10:16 AM, AIS Information wrote:

 >> On 04/08/2015 07:00 AM, arch-general-request at 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:
>
> https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules

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.