On Sun, 18 Jan 2009, Mark Constable wrote: > On Sunday 18 January 2009 19:24:16 Bill Unruh wrote: >>>> Well, its not loaded according to lsmod. >>>> sudo modprobe ctxfi returned >>> >>> I presume you did the depmiod step before this? >> >> And why would he want to do that? And my brain must have been on park when I asked that question. Yes, you have to run depmod. Usually it is done automatically on bootup. > > Linux kernel modules can provide services (called "symbols") > for other modules to use (using EXPORT_SYMBOL in the code). > If a second module uses this symbol, that second module clearly > depends on the first module. These dependencies can get quite > complex. > > depmod creates a list of module dependencies, by reading each > module under /lib/modules/version and determining what symbols > it exports, and what symbols it needs. By default this list > is written to modules.dep in the same directory. If filenames > are given on the command line, only those modules are examined > (which is rarely useful, unless all modules are listed). > > --markc > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > -- William G. Unruh | Canadian Institute for| Tel: +1(604)822-3273 Physics&Astronomy | Advanced Research | Fax: +1(604)822-5324 UBC, Vancouver,BC | Program in Cosmology | unruh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Canada V6T 1Z1 | and Gravity | www.theory.physics.ubc.ca/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
