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  • April 13, 2000 at 3:40 pm #2081552

    Can someone explain the modules system?

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    by iqgiggs · about 25 years ago

    Can someone explain the module systemto me?
    And how shall I load a module and finding a
    specific driver.
    I’m using Slackware currently…

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    • April 18, 2000 at 9:22 am #3899773

      Can someone explain the modules system?

      by forhire · about 25 years ago

      In reply to Can someone explain the modules system?

      Modules are pieces of the kernel seperated into loadable pieces. The benefit is that you can reduce memory usage by not having a feature loaded into the kernel at all times. You can then load the module if that feature is needed.

      In many versions of Linux, you can use modconf to easily insert or remove modules. Slackware may need to use

      insmod .

      To remove a module, use:

      rmmod

      substituting the module filename for of course. You can find alist of modules in /lib/modules//.

      To compile a feature as a module, select type M or Module for the install. Use make modules ; make modules_install to compile and install the modules…

      Hope that helps

    • April 19, 2000 at 4:46 am #3899731

      Can someone explain the modules system?

      by joshnarins · about 25 years ago

      In reply to Can someone explain the modules system?

      The other person’s answer is pretty accurate, I just feel the need to add mentioned of the /etc/conf.modules files which is often used to set up relations between things like ethernet cards and modules with “alias” lines…

      alias eth0 3c959 (a random 3com NIC identifier)

    • June 8, 2000 at 1:08 pm #3894452

      Can someone explain the modules system?

      by zbrain75 · about 24 years, 10 months ago

      In reply to Can someone explain the modules system?

      Go to:
      http://ctdp.homestead.com/files/linux/usersguide/index.html
      There is a section on the kernel that talks about modules, where they are, and the tools that are used to install them. If you need more details, you should be able to read the man pages on the various module tools.

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