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hai, when iam doing kernel programming and when iam trying to see the information of what modules are already loaded.. these command are not working. lsmod modinfo insmod when i ...
  1. 11-13-2006 #1
    mallik
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    problem with kernel commands



    hai,

    when iam doing kernel programming and when iam trying to see the information of what modules are already loaded..

    these command are not working.

    lsmod
    modinfo
    insmod

    when i type these commands , it shows me command not found.

    can anybody help me. pls


    Thanx
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  2. 11-14-2006 #2
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    You must execute these commands as root.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Franklin52
    You must execute these commands as root.
    Not accurate.

    Try in /sbin/

    If you want, you can add that directory to your $PATH variable.

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  4. 11-15-2006 #4
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    True, but you do have to be root to use insmod (or modprobe or rmmod, for that matter).
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