Modules loaded at bootup?

**Dalani** · 04-11-2005

CAn anyone tell me
1.How to list which modules are loaded at bootup
2.How to add and/ensure that a specific module is loaded at bootup?

Why? Whenever I start my comp since having to do a re-install dsmeg shows that ppp0 failed to load resulting in my modem hanging up when connecting and possibly even causing knotify in KDE to crash my GUI at bootup.

**sdousley** · 04-11-2005

to show modules that are loaded try the command:

Code:

lsmod

as root.

if you know the module name (i will use nvidia as an example module name) type:

Code:

lsmod | grep nvidia

if it doesn't return anything, the module isn't loaded, so try modprobe nvidia.

But obviously change nvidia to the name of the module u want.

**Dalani** · 04-12-2005

The #lsmod shows no ppp0 moduel loaded of course
and #modprobe returned an error of missing ppp modules xxxx.ppp.xx.ko.gz missing

Any ideas? Should I re-install or update the MDK10.0 (hence the kernel)?
Having to recompile the kernel 'by hand' is out of the question - I don't have the time to figure that out.

**Dalani** · 04-13-2005

Solved module at loadup by
letting the distros config tools do the donkey work
I used the MDK10.0 CD to boot up and did an 'upgrade'. All installed packages were checked and with the config menu at the end of the install ,
I used that to configure the modem etc...booted up and ppp0 was loaded at startup....

ideally you shouldn't 'notice' your computer during use

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