insmod

How do I configure modprobe to find my module?

I'm trying to get a kernel module to load at boot. If I run insmod /path/to/module.ko, it works fine. But this has to be repeated every time I reboot. If I run modprobe /path/to/module.ko, it can't find the module. I know modprobe uses a configuration file, but I can't get it to load the module even after adding /path/to/module.ko to /...

Add insmod Kernel HID module

Dear All, I made certain modifications in hid module. I can make it and load (insmod) it on kernel v 2.6.27.14 sucessfully Now I am willing to load the same kernel module on kernel v 2.6.27.11 As there is no differance in the kerbel source files for both the kernel versions I can make it sucessfully, but I cannot add / insmod in th...

Is there a way to get Splint or a similar static checker to work with Linux Kernel modules?

I compiled ( no warnings ) the hello-5.c example from "The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide" and when I tried to insmod it, I received the following error: insmod: error inserting 'hello-5.ko': -1 Unknown symbol in module I thought I would try splint to see if it came up with any obvious errors, but when I ran it I got a slew of ...