Hi I'm trying to use modules.conf to start a kernel module at boot time, but having no luck with debian. What I'm doing is putting the module name and path in modules.conf and the modules file in /etc. However the module fails to load (checking with lsmod).

In my modules.conf I've added the path and .ko file to the end

## update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/paths

### update-modules: start processing /etc/modutils/arch/i386
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias char-major-10-144 nvram
alias binfmt-0064 binfmt_aout
alias char-major-10-135 rtc

/usr/src/module_folder/kernelmodule ***I've added this

### update-modules: end processing /etc/modutils/arch/i386

Ive also added the same to modules.

A couple of notes, I'm also using NVDIA card and the drivers have not installed in modules.conf thought it is installing. It's a custom module for a addon board, all the manufaturer recommends is adding the module name to conf and modules. I'm using kernel 2.6.14. As the nvidia.ko is not added to these files I'm a bit confused. I should add the modules do work as insmod loads them. Thanks in advance

/etc/modutils/nvidia-kernel-nkc is supposed to be processes by the update-modules command. Does nvidia-kernel-nkc exist on your system? This file contains "alias char-major-195 nvidia".