Loading kernel modules in freebsd

666Snake666 · 11-21-2003, 11:57 AM

Hi,

How can I automatically load kernel modules (such as nvidia.ko) when it boots, and what was the command again to load kernel modules manually?

Thanks

J_Szucs · 11-22-2003, 09:56 AM

I am not a guru, though I think this might help you:
man loader

newpenguin · 11-23-2003, 07:14 PM

for loading kernel module manually

kldload modulename

for unloading
kldunload modulename

for viewing which modules are loaded and in use
kldstat

to load modules at boot time

edit /boot/defaults/loader.conf (may be i am forgetting but something like that)

and in front of module remove "no" and write "yes"

nullpt · 12-02-2003, 07:28 PM

If you install your drivers, you need to set the modules to be loaded at boot, this new nvidia drivers automaticly write the modules in /boot/loader.conf but, the agpcart module is not apended, so I would follow every step. When you make setup to install the drivers, the .ko will be kldload automaticly, so u can start your tests with the X server. It's really easy, you can look at the README of the Freebsd driver:
http://download.nvidia.com/freebsd/1.0-4365/README.txt