Re: automatic loading of kernel modules

[Philipp Hübner <debalance@arcor.de>]

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Hello,

dann frazier schrieb:
> On Mon, Oct 06, 2008 at 07:06:21PM +0200, Philipp H?bner wrote:
>> The kernel's bnx2 module is under
>> /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-xen-amd64/kernel/drivers/net.
>>
>> If I place the new module (same name: bnx2) e.g. under
>> /lib/modules/2.6.18-6-xen-amd64/kernel/drivers/misc,
>> how do I tell the kernel to load this module instead of the old one?
> 
> I believe you can place override modules under:
>   /lib/modules/$(uname -r)/updates
> and they will be preferred. You can also create custom search paths -
> see depmod.conf(5) for details.

That's what I was looking for. I used a custom path and it's working
perfect!

Thank you very much!

Best wishes,
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