Teilhard Knight wrote:The Alsa distribution contain a module which is the driver for my laptop (soft)modem. It was in the form "snd-atiixp-modem.ko.gz" in the directory /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdksmp/kernel/sound/pci. Now, I decompressed it and put it in /lib/modules/2.6.8.1-12mdksmp/modem and ran "modprobe snd-atiixp-modem.ko", and I get "module snd-atiixp-modem.ko not found". Then I tried to put it several places, but I always get the same result. Do you know where I should put snd-atiixp-modem.ko in order to be able to load it? I need my modem because I will not always be at home and not always will have a wireless connection.
Teilhard.
First - you did not need to decompress it. Teh kernel decompresses the modules as needed.
Second - you need to run "depmod -a" so that the new module is added to the module map modprobe uses.
Third - use "snd-atiixp-modem" and not "snd-atiixp-modem.ko" with modprobe. Modprobe wants the module name, and not the module file name. So you never use the ".ko.gz" when giving modprobe the module to load.
Thanks for taking the time. Some day I will learn enough not to make silly questions.
Teilhard.
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