2.6 modules search path

Tim Fenn fenn at stanford.edu
Wed Jun 30 17:33:21 UTC 2004


On Wed, Jun 30, 2004 at 11:41:56AM +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Jun 29, 2004 at 05:55:49PM -0700, Tim Fenn wrote:
> > solved the problem.  Modules found in /lib/modules/<kernel>/updates
> > are given priority over those in /lib/modules/<kernel>/kernel.  Found
> > out by spying on other, prepackaged modules.  ;)
> 
> You still need a fixed modutils rpm, as packaged on
> http://atrpms.net/name/modutils/
> 

Great. Even though modprobe -n -v cx8800 reports the right thing:

insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/kernel/drivers/i2c/i2c-core.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/kernel/drivers/media/video/videodev.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/updates/btcx-risc.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/updates/v4l2-common.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/updates/v4l1-compat.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/kernel/drivers/i2c/algos/i2c-algo-bit.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/updates/video-buf.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/updates/cx88xx.ko
insmod /lib/modules/2.6.6-1.435/updates/cx8800.ko

(modutils-2.4.26-16 FC2 stock package)

I'm still borked.  Thanks Axel - I'll snag the update.

> BTW I'd welcome testing & reporting bugs on cx88, there are stable and
> experimental packages available at
> 

Much obliged.

Regards,
Tim F.





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