6 files changed, 18 insertions, 23 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/AudioExcelDSP16 b/Documentation/sound/oss/AudioExcelDSP16
index e0dc0641b480..e863f9cd5941 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/AudioExcelDSP16
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/AudioExcelDSP16
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ mpu_base	I/O base address for activate MPU-401 mode
                 (0x300, 0x310, 0x320 or 0x330)
 mpu_irq         MPU-401 irq line (5, 7, 9, 10 or 0)
 
-The /etc/modprobe.conf will have lines like this:
+A configuration file in /etc/modprobe.d/ directory will have lines like this:
 
 options opl3 io=0x388
 options ad1848 io=0x530 irq=11 dma=3
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ Where the aedsp16 options are the options for this driver while opl3 and
 ad1848 are the corresponding options for the MSS and OPL3 modules.
 
 Loading MSS and OPL3 needs to pre load the aedsp16 module to set up correctly
-the sound card. Installation dependencies must be written in the modprobe.conf
-file:
+the sound card. Installation dependencies must be written in configuration
+files under /etc/modprobe.d/ directory:
 
 install ad1848 /sbin/modprobe aedsp16 && /sbin/modprobe -i ad1848
 install opl3 /sbin/modprobe aedsp16 && /sbin/modprobe -i opl3
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/CMI8330 b/Documentation/sound/oss/CMI8330
index 9c439f1a6dba..8a5fd1611c6f 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/CMI8330
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/CMI8330
@@ -143,11 +143,10 @@ CONFIG_SOUND_MSS=m
 
 
 
-Alma Chao <elysian@ethereal.torsion.org> suggests the following /etc/modprobe.conf:
+Alma Chao <elysian@ethereal.torsion.org> suggests the following in
+a /etc/modprobe.d/*conf file:
 
 alias sound ad1848
 alias synth0 opl3
 options ad1848 io=0x530 irq=7 dma=0 soundpro=1
 options opl3 io=0x388
-
-        
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction b/Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction
index 75d967ff9266..42da2d8fa372 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/Introduction
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ in a file such as /root/soundon.sh.
 MODPROBE:
 =========
 
-If loading via modprobe, these common files are automatically loaded 
-when requested by modprobe.  For example, my /etc/modprobe.conf contains:
+If loading via modprobe, these common files are automatically loaded when
+requested by modprobe.  For example, my /etc/modprobe.d/oss.conf contains:
 
 alias sound sb 
 options sb io=0x240 irq=9 dma=3 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x300
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ http://www.opensound.com.  Before loading the commercial sound
 driver, you should do the following:
 
 1.  remove sound modules (detailed above)
-2.  remove the sound modules from /etc/modprobe.conf
+2.  remove the sound modules from /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
 3.  move the sound modules from /lib/modules/<kernel>/misc
     (for example, I make a /lib/modules/<kernel>/misc/tmp
     directory and copy the sound module files to that 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ twice, you need to do the following:
     sb.o could be copied (or symlinked) to sb1.o for the
     second SoundBlaster.
 
-2.  Make a second entry in /etc/modprobe.conf, for example,
+2.  Make a second entry in /etc/modprobe.d/*conf, for example,
     sound1 or sb1.  This second entry should refer to the
     new module names for example sb1, and should include
     the I/O, etc. for the second sound card.
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ There are several ways of configuring your sound:
 2)  On the command line when using insmod or in a bash script
     using command line calls to load sound.
 
-3)  In /etc/modprobe.conf when using modprobe.
+3)  In /etc/modprobe.d/*conf when using modprobe.
 
 4)  Via Red Hat's GPL'd /usr/sbin/sndconfig program (text based).
 
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/Opti b/Documentation/sound/oss/Opti
index c15af3c07d46..4cd5d9ab3580 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/Opti
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/Opti
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ force the card into a mode in which it can be programmed.
 If you have another OS installed on your computer it is recommended
 that Linux and the other OS use the same resources.
 
-Also, it is recommended that resources specified in /etc/modprobe.conf
+Also, it is recommended that resources specified in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf
 and resources specified in /etc/isapnp.conf agree.
 
 Compiling the sound driver
@@ -67,11 +67,7 @@ address is hard-coded into the driver.
 
 Using kmod and autoloading the sound driver
 -------------------------------------------
-Comment: as of linux-2.1.90 kmod is replacing kerneld.
-The config file '/etc/modprobe.conf' is used as before.
-
-This is the sound part of my /etc/modprobe.conf file.
-Following that I will explain each line.
+Config files in '/etc/modprobe.d/' are used as below:
 
 alias mixer0 mad16
 alias audio0 mad16
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/PAS16 b/Documentation/sound/oss/PAS16
index 3dca4b75988e..5c27229eec8c 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/PAS16
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/PAS16
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ CONFIG_SOUND_YM3812
   You can then get OPL3 functionality by issuing the command:
   insmod opl3
   In addition, you must either add the following line to 
-  /etc/modprobe.conf:
+  /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf:
   options opl3 io=0x388
   or else add the following line to /etc/lilo.conf:
   opl3=0x388
@@ -158,5 +158,5 @@ following line would be appropriate:
 append="pas2=0x388,10,3,-1,0,-1,-1,-1 opl3=0x388"
 
 If sound is built totally modular, the above options may be 
-specified in /etc/modprobe.conf for pas2, sb and opl3
+specified in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf for pas2, sb and opl3
 respectively. 
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules b/Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules
index e691d74e1e5e..bf5142a7be79 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules
+++ b/Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ Note that it is no longer necessary or possible to configure sound in the
 drivers/sound dir. Now one simply configures and makes one's kernel and
 modules in the usual way.
 
- Then, add to your /etc/modprobe.conf something like:
+ Then, add to your /etc/modprobe.d/oss.conf something like:
 
 alias char-major-14-* sb
 install sb /sbin/modprobe -i sb && /sbin/modprobe adlib_card
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ args are expected.
  Note that at present there is no way to configure the io, irq and other
 parameters for the modular drivers as one does for the wired drivers.. One
 needs to pass the modules the necessary parameters as arguments, either
-with /etc/modprobe.conf or with command-line args to modprobe, e.g.
+with /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf or with command-line args to modprobe, e.g.
 
 modprobe sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
 modprobe adlib_card io=0x388
 
- recommend using /etc/modprobe.conf.
+ recommend using /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf.
 
 Persistent DMA Buffers:
 
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ wasteful of RAM, but it guarantees that sound always works.
 
 To make the sound driver use persistent DMA buffers we need to pass the
 sound.o module a "dmabuf=1" command-line argument. This is normally done
-in /etc/modprobe.conf like so:
+in /etc/modprobe.d/*.conf files like so:
 
 options sound           dmabuf=1