Messages in this thread | | | From | Kim Holviala <> | Subject | Re: Load hid.o module synchronously? | Date | Tue, 27 Apr 2004 09:02:01 +0300 |
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On Monday 26 April 2004 22:10, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
> For example, I invoke "modprobe hid" to make my USB keyboard work. > This loads the module and exits immediately, causing my script to > proceed, before the USB keyboard is probed and ready. > > I want to wait until the driver is finished initializing (i.e., a USB > keyboard is either found or not found) before my script continues. > How can I do that? > > I seem to be having similar problems loading certain other modules > (PCMCIA, Ethernet), but hid.o is the only one for which I have not > found a convenient workaround.
Well, this isn't what you wanted to hear :-) but I use sleep on my PCMCIA/nfsroot boot initrds. Sleeping for 3-5 seconds is enough for the modules to load properly and it won't slow down the boot too much either...
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