Proper way to autoload modules (/etc/rc.modules)?

[Pete Zaitcev]

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:27:09 +0200 Axel Thimm <Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net> wrote:

> > lm_sensors and lirc* modules
> 
> Both projects take care of this with init.d scripts.
> 
> But there are others like ivtv. The question is not which modules,
> there will always be some that need extra handling and even such where
> an autodetection is not possible (since they may not mirror any
> hardware piece, but some other functionality).

So, why do init.d scripts not work for ivtv?

-- Pete