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How do I install kernel modules? Is there a website link for this? Do I just select Yes for these things when I recompile the kernel? I'm trying to use the Linux-Live-5.0.8 scripts to do this. I need SquashFS and other stuff.
What keefaz suggested is valid if you're configuring/compiling a new kernel.
I do not fully understand what you mean, anyway if you want a module/driver to be loaded the command is
/sbin/modprobe module_name (no trailing .o or .ko are necessary)
If you want a module (not previously configured/compiled) to be available, then you must go to the kernel sources, open your .config file by xconfig or similar, edit it as necessary, and run again make modules && make modules_install.
This will compile the missing module, making it available for loading.
If you need a driver which is not supprted by the kernel, you have to compile it separetely and then install it according to its own instructions.
Usually the method is
extract the tar file
go to the extracted directory and from there
./configure
make
su to root
make install.
It may be different according to the language used to write the sources.
Hope this helps
ciao
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