insmod not working by module name in Linux 2.4.30 / MIPS

Gilles Espinasse g.esp at free.fr
Tue Sep 28 05:58:46 UTC 2010


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "RiCH Busybox" <busybox at richud.com>
To: <busybox at busybox.net>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: insmod not working by module name in Linux 2.4.30 / MIPS



> "
> /* Compat note:
> * 2.6 style insmod has no options and required filename
> * (not module name - .ko can't be omitted).
> * 2.4 style insmod can take module name without .o
> * and performs module search in default directories
> * or in $MODPATH.
> */
> "
>
> I have also tried specifying its location in $MODPROBE var and that
> doesn't work either so assume it is in fact a bug?
>
> Cheers,
>
Maybe just use a symlink to the module so name would match PATH+module_name
on the filesystem.

Gilles



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