Re: can't install sound module

[Andrea Vettorello <andrea.vettorello@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 8 Nov 2004 03:43:20 -0800 (PST), belahcene abdelkader
<belahcene@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi, please I am confused to ask again about sound
> card. In the article "post-configuration" I didn't
> find answer.
> my sound card an isa ess 1869,  (which is detected by
> knoppix) is not detected by unbutu distro ( debian
> like with gnome desktop)
> 
> I try this:
> 
> root@inst177:/home/bela # modprobe  soundcore
> root@inst177:/home/bela # modinfo  soundcore
> filename:
> /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-3-386/kernel/sound/soundcore.ko
> description:    Core sound module
> author:         Alan Cox
> license:        GPL
> alias:          char-major-14-*
> vermagic:       2.6.8.1-3-386 preempt 386 gcc-3.3
> depends:
> root@inst177:/home/bela # insmod  soundcore
> insmod: can't read 'soundcore': No such file or
> directory
> 
> Here could't install the module !!!
> 
> sndconfig is no longer usable from kernel 2.6 ( module
> are *.ko instead of *.o)
> 

Is suggested to use "modprobe" to load kernel modules instead of
"insmod", look in the man pages for details and "lsmod" to look what
modules are loaded. Be sure to install "module-init-tools" to use
kernel 2.6.x


Andrea