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Re: [PLUG] Modprobe vs. Insmod
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On Fri, May 11, 2001 at 03:28:12PM -0400, Jason Wertz wrote:
> Question is, what is the difference between insmod and modprobe that
> would explain these oddities? The man pages didn't seem to be very
> revealing (although its late on Friday and that may have to do w/ my
> inability to process them).
Insmod will try to load only the module you specify. If it depends on
other modules, the insmod will fail. Modprobe, on the other hand, checks
the module's dependancies and loads any modules that it needs before it
tries to insert the module you specified.
If you're familiar with Debian, insmod is dpkg, modprobe is apt-get.
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Bill Jonas * bill@billjonas.com * http://www.billjonas.com/
"As we enjoy great advantages from the inventions of others, we should
be glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours; and
this we should do freely and generously." -- Benjamin Franklin
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