[lug] logging missing 2.6 kernel modules

[D. Stimits]

It used to be that on a 2.4 kernel an attempt to use a device that did 
not have a proper kernel driver would yield a message, e.g., something 
like "no module for net-pf-10"...I forget that particular one was 
something like an apple printer protocol. I'm trying to get the sblive 
game port to load automatically on a 2.6 kernel and FC2. First thing I 
notice is that there are no more log clues when I attempt to use 
/dev/input/js0, so I'm not sure if I need to use an alias or something 
else, and the man page lacks any examples at all (modprobe.conf). I need 
to load in order at every boot (since it isn't smart enough to autoload 
the module) joydev, emu10k1-gp, and analog...I want to do this right, 
not with some bogus rc.local command. Can someone point me in the 
direction to either get logging of missing modules for attempted use of 
/dev/, or else a hint on the conf file? I'm really disappointed that I 
can't get this, but I'm going a bit nuts without any logs to point at 
what the kernel thinks is missing. This used to be so simple.

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net