How to autoload a kernel module using rc.local?

nikhil86 · 04-03-2008, 02:42 AM

Hi
I've written a simple helloworld kernel module, and tried insmod on it and it worked perfectly.
I'd like to put this module into the kernel automatically at bootup, without manually typing #insmod hello.ko
I've inserted an entry into rc.local as
modprobe hello.ko
But where do i put the hello.ko file?? For now i've left it in the same dir as rc.local but it doesn't work.

I'm using Fedora 8...

thanks
Nikhil

tiagoreul · 04-03-2008, 04:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikhil86

Hi
I've written a simple helloworld kernel module, and tried insmod on it and it worked perfectly.
I'd like to put this module into the kernel automatically at bootup, without manually typing #insmod hello.ko
I've inserted an entry into rc.local as
modprobe hello.ko
But where do i put the hello.ko file?? For now i've left it in the same dir as rc.local but it doesn't work.

I'm using Fedora 8...

thanks
Nikhil

The kernel modules directory is
/lib/modules/<kernel-version>/
(for booth 32 or 64-bit versions)

It's recommended to put your custom modules in
/lib/modules/<kernel-version>/misc
directory.