What replaces Kudzu to enable hardware module loading in RHEL6 and RHEL7?

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Issue

  • Kudzu is removed in RHEL6 and RHEL7
  • What replaces Kudzu to detect hardware and other drivers ?
  • What automatically modifies /etc/modprobe.conf for hardware detected post install.
  • When a new hardware is added on RHEL6, we would like to know whether some manual operations are required to add drivers required for the hardware.

Environment

  • Shown in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Prerelease
  • Shown in Fedora 12 Release.
  • Shown in Fedora Rawhide.

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