Teilhard Knight wrote:
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote:
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. The 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.
It was not a silly question. It was just a question with a simple
answer. Now if only the logic behind the answer were as simple...
Mikkel
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