Re: Loading modules on every boot

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On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 11:37 AM, arun c<arun.edarath@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 15, 2009 at 12:59 AM, Denis Borisevich <dennisfen@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>>
>> 2009/7/14 Rishi Agrawal <rishi.b.agrawal@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > Hello All,
>> >
>> > I have written a character device driver suppose abc.c
>> >
>> > 1) I want to load the device driver abc.ko on every boot of the system.
>> >
>> > How can I achieve this ?

Try editing /etc/modprobe.d

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/avoid-linux-kernel-module-driver-autoloading.html

Thanks -
Manish
>> >
>> >
>> > 2) I want the device /dev/abc_dev to be present whenever the system
>> > reboots.
>> > The major and minor number should same as that of abc.ko when inserted.
>> >
>> > How can this be done ?
>> Hi!
>> First, if your kernel module is controlling some hardware, then you
>> can copy your module to "/lib/modules/`uname -r`/drivers" directory
>> and then issue the "/sbin/depmode -a" command. Your module will be
>> registered in your system. Then when say PCI subsystem will find new
>> device which is not yet controlled by any driver it will load your
>> module.
>>
>> The other way is to use the init script which is being executed on system
>> boot.
>
> This is for automatic insertion of the module. But for automatic device node
> creation 'udev' is needed; am I right here?
>
> Arun C
>
>



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Thanks -
Manish

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