Re: permamently load a network module

[Andreas Janssen <andreas.janssen@bigfoot.com>]

Hello

Michael Martinell (<mike@dakotasioux.com>) wrote:

> I have configured my network to use a driver, however when the
> computer restarts it no longer has the network.
> 
> I installed the driver as follows:
> 
> /etc/init.d/networking stop
> 
> copy the module to /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/net
> 
> /sbin/insmod /lib/modules/2.4.18-bf2.4/kernel/drivers/net/eepro100.o

Was your card not supported by the eepro100 module in 2.4.18? The config
file for the 2.4.18-bf2.4 kernel says it already hat that driver
compiled as a module.

> [ module is not loaded at startup ]

Either add a line

eepro100

to /etc/modules, manually or by using modconf, or add a line

alias eth0 eepro100

to /etc/modutils/aliases or your own file in /etc/modutils and run
update-modules to save the change to /etc/modules.conf.

best regards
        Andreas Janssen

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