Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Ben Lancaster writes: > >> Hey, >> >> I can't seem to install the standalone imon_vfd drivers from http:// >> venky.ws: >> >> # make install >> depmod >> /usr/bin/install imon_vfd.ko /lib/modules/`uname -r`/misc >> >> Following that: >> # modprobe imon_vfd >> FATAL: Module imon_vfd not found. >> >> By my logic, shouldn't the install process have effectively copied >> the imon_vfd driver to a directory called misc within my running kernel? > > Correct. > >> >> Here's what stat says: >> >> It's an executable file! Is that right?? > > No. > > The driver makefile is broken. It assumes that the misc subdirectory > already exists. > It is broken in another way as well - depmod should be run after the module is installed, not before. The depmod command updates the modules table. If you do not do that after installing a new module, the kennel and the module utilities will not know about the module. A reboot will take care of this as well, because depmod is run at bootup as part of the init scripts. The make file should probably use "depmod -A" to save a bit of time. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
