modprobe question

[ameer armaly]

I recall reading that  insmod didn't actually look in the /lib/modules
directory; you could change to the modules directory, find the module, and
type insmod ./module.o.


On Tue, 3 Feb 2004, Steve Holmes wrote:

> What you probably have now is a kernel and related modules mixed
> across versions.  This doesn't work.  A 2.4.20 kernel expects to find
> all its modules under /lib/modules/2.4.20 and a 2.4.22 kernel would
> likewise look for its modules in /lib/2.4.22.  I really don't know how
> to cause modprobe and insmod to look in a different place other than
> what is specified in the kernel.
>
> On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 08:21:29PM -0500, Jes and guide dog Harley wrote:
> > There might be another reason, however, since the synthesizer, which is a double talk lt, shuts up before being able to finish a
> > word, it's hard to tell what the reason is. What I've done is use a speakup.i kernel from 9.0 then when asked to insert the root
> > disks I placed the 9.1 install.1 and install.2 disks in and installed from there with no problems.
> >
> > The internet used to be a network of trust, until the wrong minds became pros.
> > Jes and Harley
>
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