Cannot load a module using modprobe command

[Linux_Is_Cool]

Hi Everyone,

I have recently installed a smartlink modem driver on my Red Hat 8 system. My computers modem is a WinModem and for this reason I have been having some fun trying to get the thing working in Red Hat, I have successfully installed the package slmdm-2.6.X.tar.gz from smartlink.

The instructions provided with this package indicate that to use the scripts you should simply cd to /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/misc and run the command:

#modprobe slamrmo

I have added the modprobe command (contained in /sbin) to my path so that I can run it from anywhere however I am not able to run the slamrmo module.

I have tested the modprobe command on other modules in the indicated directory and they work fine, however the slamrmo command results in the following error message:

"Can't locate module slamrmo!"

If anybody out there knows why the modprobe command cannot locate the module can you please let me know?

Thanks

David

[Dolda2000]

First, see if slamrmo was installed at all. Do that this way:

cd /lib/modules
find -name "*slamrmo*"

If not, you probably didn't run make install in the driver's source. If it is there, try running "depmod -a", and then try again.