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Old 12-14-2004, 08:24 PM   #1
perryub
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dynamically loading modules that don't


I have been having problems with my USB printer and card reader. Basically, if I reboot my computer, I must type "modprobe usbcore" and "modprobe uhci" followed by a healthy "dmesg | grep usb" to load the modules into the kernel.

How do I get this done automatically? What file do I have to edit to get these modules loaded at boot time?

Thanks,

Perry
 
Old 12-15-2004, 04:44 AM   #2
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If you've compiled in the kernel's module autoloader support then the modules should be loaded when you first try to access the device.

If that doesn't work, you can always append these lines to your boot scripts; usually this is a file like rc.local in /etc/, /etc/rc.d/ or /etc/init.d.

Btw, the
Code:
dmesg | grep usb
command just tells you (the user) if the module was loaded or if it gave any error messages; you don't need to run this unless you have problems you want to debug.
Code:
/sbin/lsmod | grep usb
will tell you what modules you have loaded with usb in their names.
 
  


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