[SOLVED] correct text, to add driver module to /etc/modules file?

buccaneere · 06-17-2015, 06:06 AM

What's the correct text to add to my /etc/modules file, for my sound card driver?

The driver module is snd-hda-intel ... and the file is :

# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.

lp

snd-hda-intel ??? Hyphens? NO hyphens?
hda-intel ???

THanks..........

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edit:
I found that hyphens and underscores are correct, and interchangeable. I still cannot find that 'snd' IS, or is NOT part of the module name

berndbausch · 06-17-2015, 07:55 AM

The module must have a file with the same name, plus extension ".ko", somewhere under /lib/modules. As far as I remember the snd is part of the name, but I suggest you do a find on that directory and double-check.

buccaneere · 06-17-2015, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by berndbausch

The module must have a file with the same name, plus extension ".ko", somewhere under /lib/modules. As far as I remember the snd is part of the name, but I suggest you do a find on that directory and double-check.

Thanks there bern... Exactly what I did, and didn't find it under /lib/modules/'my kernel'/?

I added it as snd-hda-intel , seeing it elsewhere on web examples....................

berndbausch · 06-18-2015, 12:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by buccaneere

Thanks there bern... Exactly what I did, and didn't find it under /lib/modules/'my kernel'/?

I added it as snd-hda-intel , seeing it elsewhere on web examples....................

If you don't have it, it won't be loaded in the kernel.
Depending on the distribution, you can find out which package contains the file. On Red Hat or Centos:

Code:

yum whatprovides */snd-hda-intel.ko
....
kernel-2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64 : The Linux kernel
Repo        : updates
Matched from:
Filename    : /lib/modules/2.6.32-504.8.1.el6.x86_64/kernel/sound/pci/hda/snd-hda-intel.ko

It's most probably a standard kernel module. If it's missing on your system, I suggest you reinstall the corresponding package.