Making sure a module is loaded in the kernel upon boot.

madde · 12-22-2010, 08:17 AM

Hi, im doing a school assignement and i cant find any info about this anywhere.
How do i make sure that a module is loaded into the kernel upon boot?

Best regards Madde

reed9 · 12-22-2010, 08:36 AM

Depends on which distro you're using. In Debian or Ubuntu, for example, add the module name to /etc/modules.

http://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.4/html/x49.html

jv2112 · 12-23-2010, 03:13 PM

dmesg | grep "name of module" ---> Modules loaded during boot.

lsmod | grep " name of module" --> Currently loaded.

Hope this helps.