Re: [TCLUG:3733] modules won't load automatically (fwd)

[Ben Luey <lueyb@carleton.edu>]

> > 
> > I have redhat 5.2 and kernel 2.2.0pre6. My modules aren't loading as need
> > ed. My soundcard wouldn't work for a while but when I ran sndconfig it
> > started working. I now think that sndconfig manually loaded the module and
> > that is why it wouldn't work.
> > 
> > ncpfs wouldn't work until I ran "modprobe ncpfs.o", same with autofs.o and
> > I'm having problems with mounting vfat disks now (is there a modules
> > besides vfat.o and fat.o  that I need). What can I do so the kernel will
> > load and unload modules as needed?
> > 
> Have you tried running 'depmod -a' ?  That will set up your module dependencies.

I did and I think that part is working fine because "modprobe something.o"
doesn't ask me where the module is, it just loads it. Hmmmm....



Ben Luey
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