[Pkg-bluetooth-maintainers] Bug#492592: Bug#492592: bluez-utils: load bluetooth kernel module on before starting hcid

[Filippo Giunchedi]

On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 04:56:12PM +0200, Hendrik Sattler wrote:
> Package: bluez-utils
> Version: 3.36-1
> Severity: important
> 
> Hi,
> 
> hcid (and probably other bluetooth stuff) will not startup if bluetooth is only available
> as kernel module. Thus, not loading it makes those pieces of software unusable.
> Thus, the init script should make a call to "modprobe bluetooth" if e.g. /sys/class/bluetooth
> does not exist (or whatever else is a clear indication that bluetooth is only available as
> module and not built-in).

Isn't it the duty of udev and/or module-init-tools (via /etc/modules) to load modules?

filippo
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