modprobe is a Linux program and used to add a loadable kernel module (LKM) to the Linux kernel or to remove an LKM from the kernel.
Questions tagged [modprobe]
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What's the difference between insmod and modprobe?
Are there any differences between insmod and modprobe?
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How to install 3rd party module so that it is loaded on boot?
I have a third party module to go with a frame grabber. I've downloaded the kernel source, followed the vendor's instructions to compile it, and have the resulting module, arvdrv.ko, sitting in a folder.
The vendor has supplied a script that loads…
Nate Lockwood
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"Could not open moddep file '/lib/modules/3.XX-generic/modules.dep.bin'" when mounting using a loop
Running 14.04 in virtualbox 4.3.8
Unable to detect the guest additions.iso when i selected the guest additions.iso in the IDE Secondary Master.
No problem, so I used wget and downloaded the iso into the guest ubuntu headless.
when I attempt to load…
Kim Stacks
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Sound only works from left speaker?
After installing Ubuntu 13.04 x64, I realised that my sound wasn't working (only headphone showed up in settings).
Following this guide, I manually added my Dell Studio 1740 audio hardware to:
options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6
Within…
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How do I make modprobe permanent?
For my wireless adapter (inside my computer) to enable it, I run modprobe b43 and that turns it on. But, when I reboot it goes back to no device. So, how do I make this totally permanent?
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Virtualbox broken after a dist-upgrade -- cannot install virtuabox-dkms nor run modprobe vboxdrv
I am running Ubuntu 20.04 and recently did a dist-upgrade.
uname -r: 5.8.0-34-generic
I purged Virtualbox and associate files by:
sudo apt-get purge "^virtualbox-.*"
After trying to reinstall any software I get the following now:
>>$ sudo apt…
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How to load a module in initrd?
I want to explicitly load a module (say, netconsole) during the initrd stage, similarly to /etc/modules in the main system startup procedure.
First, I checked that the initrd in my system already contains the wanted module (see Appendix).
I have…
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Why do I need to re-load kernel modules for virtualbox after a kernel update?
After the last kernel upgrade in Ubuntu 12.10 I had to manually re-load two kernel modules for Virtualbox.
modprobe vboxdrv and modprobe vboxnetflt
I don't know enough about the system to say if this is a bug, or if it's supposed to be like that,…
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What is the difference between modprobe and dkms?
Noob question here....
I read about modprobe and dkms and it seems to me they do the same thing, so what is the difference?
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VirtualBox Installation gives message "modprobe vboxdrv" failed
VirtualBox Installation gives message
sudo modprobe vboxdrv
modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found.
I have updated system with
sudo apt-get update
followed with
reboot
Ubuntu version: 14.04 LTS
I tried installing with GDebi Package…
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How can I ensure the `snd-hda-intel` module is loaded on startup?
I need to type sudo modprobe snd-hda-intel in order to get my sound card to work.
What config file do I need to edit and what edit should I be looking to make so I can get the sound driver loading at start up so I don't have to type this every…
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Can't load wireguard module
I have a VPS server running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS where I wanted to install a WireGuard VPN service. I have started with adding the repository and then installing the module which is running fine and without any error messages.
add-apt-repository…
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Nouveau blacklisted but loaded
Hi I am trying to use Ubuntu-Prime for ubuntu 18 on an asus laptop with 2 GPU (intel & nvidia).
I found the power consumption of the computer to be way too high when I reboot with only the intel GPU (using prime-select intel or using…
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Failed to initialize NVML: Driver/library version mismatch
Can you please help me fix this error?
mona@pascal:~$ nvcc -V
nvcc: NVIDIA (R) Cuda compiler driver
Copyright (c) 2005-2015 NVIDIA Corporation
Built on Tue_Aug_11_14:27:32_CDT_2015
Cuda compilation tools, release 7.5, V7.5.17
mona@pascal:~$…
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What is "options iwlwifi 11n_disable=1" in WiFi setting?
One of the common solutions for improving WiFi signal is to use this command
options iwlwifi 11n_disable=1
in
/etc/modprobe.d/iwlwifi.conf
And the number can be 0, 1, 2, 8.
I was unable to find a manual for this command. What do these numbers do?…
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