kernel-modules-hardware problems
I didn't get the info from Jan re: NVIDIA 4496 soon enough to keep me from heading into a horrible spiral. I wound up dumping the whole machine and reinstalling, again! I then restored the home directories, updating KDE to 3.1.4, updating via YOU - except kernel patch and NVIDIA. (*I have never messed with the kernel or modules before. I'm running 8.1 personal and don't have the kernel source installed. - Feeling like a real newbie here!*) All seemed to be working fine until I tried to use my scanner and found it wasn't detected and that the module wasn't loaded. I loaded the module via Yast>hardware>scanner, then installed my scanner. Works fine until I reboot, then it's gone again. Did the same with insmod, and as soon as I reboot the module disappears. First - What do I do to load the scanner module and have it load automatically every time I boot (insmod, modprobe...)? Second - Should I just install the new kernel-source and compile it, which would install the necessary modules (This scares me a bit. I really want to make sure I can recover without a hitch.)? Bernd -- "If you want to build a ship, don't drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea." Antoine de St. Exupery
The 03.10.24 at 10:48, Bernd wrote:
First - What do I do to load the scanner module and have it load automatically every time I boot (insmod, modprobe...)?
Probably some thing has to be modified in /etc/modules.conf. What exactly, I don't know. Otherwise... yes, you could insert a modprobe command in the init scripts (perhaps /etc/init.d/boot.local)
Second - Should I just install the new kernel-source and compile it, which would install the necessary modules (This scares me a bit. I really want to make sure I can recover without a hitch.)?
This is only needed for Nvidia, if it says it needs to recompile its own driver module. And you don't really need to recompile the kernel, only start the process: cd /usr/src/linux make cloneconfig make dep This is only to make your sources configuration files match those of the running kernel, so that things that need to insert new modules (like Nvidia) can work. You don't really need to compile the kernel, specially if you are unsure about it. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson
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