Re: modules
Chris Gray <cgray@nowonder.com> wrote:
>On Mon, May 01, 2000 at 02:31:12PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
>> jason <rohwedde@students.uiuc.edu> wrote:
>> >is there a way to build a specific module from kernel source and install
>> >it? without haveing to build a new kernel and do a make modules and such?
>>
>> Yes. Do a 'make modules' in the kernel tree, then just copy the sound
>> module (something.o) from wherever it gets built into the right place in
>> /lib/modules. Then do '/sbin/depmod -a' and modprobe the module.
>
>Even easier than "copying the module into the right place" is 'make
>modules_install' which does it automagically.
Indeed, if you don't mind it blatting your old ones. :) I wasn't sure if
the original poster would mind that, or if he wanted to be more surgical
about it.
--
Colin Watson [cjw44@cam.ac.uk]
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