i915 modesetting doesn't load with i915.modeset=1

[sean darcy]

On Fedora 17:
xorg-x11-server-Xorg-1.12.4-1.fc17.x86_64
xorg-x11-drv-intel-2.20.15-1.fc17.x86_64
kernel-3.6.9-2.fc17.x86_64

Xorg.0.log:
Kernel command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.6.9-2.fc17.x86_64 
root=UUID=b3210043-6e26-4717-970e-645a433d8b5e ro rd.md=0 rd.lvm=0 
rd.dm=0 i915.modeset=1 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=us rd.luks=0 
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
.......
[    39.972] (II) LoadModule: "modesetting"
[    39.989] (WW) Warning, couldn't open module modesetting
[    39.989] (II) UnloadModule: "modesetting"
[    39.989] (II) Unloading modesetting
[    39.989] (EE) Failed to load module "modesetting" (module does not 
exist, 0)
..........

Is there really a module "modesetting"? Isn't it an aspect of the 
driver? And doesn't the kernel parameter turn it "on"?

sean