Re: module not found: how to configure the loading of modules?

[Wackojacko <wackojacko32@ntlworld.com>]

Mertens Bram wrote:
> On 2006-11-11, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote:
> > Mertens Bram wrote:
> > > Background: My laptop (Acer Aspire 5602WLMi) has an ipw3945 wireless
> > > card.  I have been succesful in compiling the driver needed for this
> > > card and I can connect to my AP.  However I still have to load the
> > > driver from the source directory using './load debug=0' because
> > > modprobe cannot find the module (driver):
> > > # /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install ipw3945    
> > > FATAL: Module ipw3945 not found.
> > >
> > > I (obviously) get the same error at boot time.
> > >
> > > According to the ipw3945 documentation I had to copy the ipw3945.ko
> > > file to /lib/modules/$(uname -r) but that does not appear to be enough
> > > (for Debian?).  The documentation I can find on modules (modprobe,
> > > modutils, etc.) in the Debian reference, the Debian wiki and
> > > google/linux appears to be fragmented, outdated and incomplete.  I am
> > > probably using the wrong keywords but I can't find information on how
> > > the entire "module system" is working in Debian (or Linux in general).
> > >
> > > Where can I find an overview of which components are needed and how
> > > they work together?  How should extra modules like this one be
> > > installed?
> > >
> > > I have found that module-init-tools replaces modutils since kernel
> > > 2.5.48 but I have both on my system:
> > > # dpkg -l "modu*" | grep ii
> > > ii  module-assistant  0.10.6         tool to make module package
> > > creation easier
> > > ii  module-init-tools 3.2.2-3        tools for managing Linux kernel
> > > modules
> > > ii  modutils          2.4.27.0-6     Linux module utilities
> > >
> > > I have the following configuration files on my system:
> > > # lh -d /etc/mod*
> > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 384 2006-10-08 17:45 /etc/modprobe.d/
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 239 2006-07-28 22:11 /etc/modules
> > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18K 2006-10-08 17:44 /etc/modules.conf
> > > drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 336 2006-10-08 17:44 /etc/modutils/
> > >
> > > I am running debian testing with a self-compiled kernel.
> > So did you try putting ipw3945 in /etc/modules?
>
> It is in there.  ide_cd, ide_disk and ide_generic were also in there
> which probably explains the error messages about these modules at boot
> time as well since these modules are included in the kernel.
>
> Regards
>
> Bram
Have you tried running 'depmod' command to rescan modules directory.

HTH

Wackojacko