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- This version of the module utilities is called "modules-1.2.8"
- It is an upgrade from modules-1.1.87, and the bugs have been modified (:-)
- This means: You do _not_ have to apply the ftape patches for insmod!!!
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- Note: There are some small patches needed for a basic linux-1.2.8.
- These are included in the file "vital-patch-for-linux-1.2.8"
- and will make a ppp-module more well-behaved, as well as
- taking care of a potential "Oops" in "kernel/module.c"
- Please apply the patch by:
- cd /usr/src
- patch -p0 < vital-patch-for-linux-1.2.8
- Then remake your kernel the usual way...
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- Do 'make install' in this directory to get the following tools:
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- insmod:
- insmod install a loadable module
- rmmod remove module(s)
- ksyms show symbols
- lsmod show modules
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- Note 1: insmod, rmmod and ksyms are rolled into one binary.
- Note 2: insmod can handle both a.out and ELF modules (and kernels).
- Note 3: insmod knows about symbol versions (generated by genksyms),
- but can also handle unversioned kernels and/or modules.
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- genskyms:
- genksyms version generator for module symbols,
- to be run automatically during kernel make
- if CONFIG_MODVERSIONS was selected in "make config"
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- depmod:
- modprobe load (a stack of) modules, controlled by a "makefile"
- and a configuration file.
- depmod generate dependencies for modprobe.
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- Note 1: modprobe and depmod are rolled into one binary
- Note 2: Take a look at the example for "/etc/conf.modules"!
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- Bjorn Ekwall and Jacques Gelinas in May 1995
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