how to install module onto linux kernel 2.6.29

Question

I plan to install module usbserial.ko into my linux kernel 2.6.29, anybody knows the procedure? Thanks

Answer 1

If the module is compiled with your kernel headers, you should be able to put it in /lib/modules/2.6.29... Depending on your distro, the name of the directory under modules might be different.

After placing the module in that directory, you can run:

depmod -a

and then try and load the module using:

modprobe usbserial

Again, the module has to be compiled with your current kernel sources version or else it probably won't load correctly (check the output of modprobe).