[arch-general] wireless driver broadcom b43 random success or failure

[Mauro Santos]

On 10-04-2016 18:27, Kenneth Jensen wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 11:50:44 -0500, Doug Newgard wrote:
>>>
>>> Second, what is /etc/modules?
> This literally takes less than a minute to google.
> According to https://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-modules.html :
> "If some modules are not loaded automatically by udev, but you would like
> them to be loaded during boot, it is possible to force it by listing the
> names of the modules in /etc/modules. This will be scanned for the names of
> the modules (one name per line), which will then be loaded using modprobe.
> For example, a typical /etc/modules might look like:
> loop
> sbp2"

You may want to refer to this page for guidance
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Kernel_modules#Automatic_module_handling

>> Third, the >> redirection happens as a regular user, regardless the
>> `sudo`, so the command wouldn't work (even if /etc/modules existed).
> Redirection will work as expected if logged in as root.

There is no point in using sudo if logged in as root is there, so the
remark is valid.


-- 
Mauro Santos