Hello Matt, Thank you for your answer. The driver is a simple one (hello) and does not require any hardware. Sincerely, Yacob Hassidim. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Schulte" <matts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Yacob Hassidim" <yacobh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 6:59 PM Subject: Re: Fw: Automatic module insert in boot time >I believe the reason it is not installing as you would like with the > automatic /etc/modules method is that it requires hardware to be > detected before it loads the driver. It will not automatically load > drivers unless it detects hardware that needs them. > > Matt Schulte > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2011 at 6:59 AM, Yacob Hassidim <yacobh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >>> Hello Mulyadi, >>> >>> Thank you for your response. >>> >>> I read the best way to automatically insert a module is via the >>> /etc/modules (see >>> http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/linux-how-to-load-a-kernel-module-automatically-at-boot-time/). >>> >>> Don't forget I use Ubuntu 11.04. >>> >>> I tried the rc.local: It works perfectly. >>> >>> I searched for initramfs file but didn't find at all under Ubuntu. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> >>> Yacob Hassidim. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Mulyadi Santosa" <mulyadi.santosa@xxxxxxxxx> >>> To: "Yacob Hassidim" <yacobh@xxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Cc: <kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Monday, September 26, 2011 11:04 AM >>> Subject: Re: Automatic module insert in boot time >>> >>> >>>> Hi Yacob... >>>> >>>> 2011/9/26 Yacob Hassidim <yacobh@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>>>> ________________________________ >>>>> Hello everyone, >>>>> >>>>> I ask for help to insert/install module automatically in boot time. >>>>> >>>>> I use Ubuntu 11.04. >>>>> >>>>> I try to insert a module automatically in boot time. >>>>> >>>>> I added the name of my module (hello) to the file /etc/modules. >>>> >>>> I don't think that is the place. >>>> >>>> Boot time? perhaps better to put your modprobe/insmod calling your >>>> module in something like rc.local, or manually modify your >>>> initrd/initramfs so that it load your module earlier. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> regards, >>>> >>>> Mulyadi Santosa >>>> Freelance Linux trainer and consultant _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
