> Hmm, with 2.5.50 and module-init-tools 0.8a two "modules.*map" files
> are created -- but they're empty.  That's with the latest 2.5 modutils
> 
>   http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/
> 
> So that's not quite working yet. ...

OK -- good news!

I now have USB hotplugging behaving again, with three patches on
top of 2.5.50 and modutils 0.8a :

- The <linux/module.h> patch included with your 0.8a announce:
    http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=103845080926386&w=2

- A tweak to that patch to still include <linux/elf.h> (to compile)

- The attached patch to your "modprobe", implementing "-n" and (so
   I can see it works at least partially) using "-v".

Will you merge the modprobe patch?  TIA!

- Dave