/etc/modules
According to an answer in Linux Format Aug 2013, the contents of /etc/modules specify which modules that should be loaded at boot time.
Mine, in Mageia 2 is empty! So where are they specified? |
that advice is probably out of date. the kernel will automatically load modules as it needs them. it has been capable of doing this for many years now. there are very few modules which need to be manually specified, but none of them are critical to the operation of your machine.
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Missing modules
Actually I was thrashing around for an answer to a problem.
I have compiled driver(s) for my PCI TV card a tbs-6280. They don't show up in dmesg / lsmod etc. I also cannot get LCDd to strut its stuff. I wondered if there might be a common problem such as a missing symlink but in order to make one, I needed to find the modules in the fist place. |
Hi,
If you know the module name you can insert it in /etc/modprobe.preload Code:
# /etc/modprobe.preload: kernel modules to load at boot time. If by the way you need to block a module from loading you would insert it here, /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-mga.conf Code:
# blacklisted modules for PCI coldplug Hope this helps. btw, that info is very old, kernel v4 |
The problem resolved itself eventually. I believed that all that was needed was a cold boot. Something similar has been similarly resolved on previous occasions.
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