to load it before you can mount the CDROM:
insmod /lib/modules/X.X.X/fs/isofs.o
The mount procedure works as described in 4. above.
-(In all commands 'X.X.X' is the current linux kernel version number. For details
-see file modules.txt in /usr/src/linux/Documentation)
+(In all commands 'X.X.X' is the current linux kernel version number)
4.2 CDROM CONNECTED TO A SOUNDCARD
Most soundcards do have a bus interface to the CDROM-drive. In many cases
If you do NOT select "Matsushita/Panasonic CDROM driver support" during the
"make config" of your kernel, you can build the "loadable module" sbpcd.o.
-Read /usr/src/linux/Documentation/modules.txt on this.
If sbpcd gets used as a module, the support of more than one interface
card (i.e. drives 4...15) is disabled.
or by editing the file `/etc/modules.conf' in which case they take
effect each time when the module is loaded with `modprobe' (please
- refer to the modules documentation, i.e. `modules.txt' and the
- respective manual pages). Thus, you should add a line
+ refer to the respective manual pages). Thus, you should add a line
options ftape ft_tracing=4
No special notation is required in the makefiles for
modules exporting symbols.
- See also Documentation/modules.txt.
--- 3.5 Library file goals - lib-y
For More Information (RTFM):
============================
-1) Information on kernel modules: linux/Documentation/modules.txt
- and manual pages for insmod and modprobe.
+1) Information on kernel modules: manual pages for insmod and modprobe.
2) Information on PnP, RTFM manual pages for isapnp.
2.1 Module Configuration
Using modules requires a bit of work to install and pass the
-parameters. Do read ../modules.txt, and understand that entries
-in /etc/modules.conf of:
+parameters. Understand that entries in /etc/modules.conf of:
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
options parport_pc io=0x378 irq=none
- If you configured any of the parts of the kernel as `modules', you
will have to do "make modules" followed by "make modules_install".
- Read Documentation/modules.txt for more information. For example,
- an explanation of how to use the modules is included there.
- Keep a backup kernel handy in case something goes wrong. This is
especially true for the development releases, since each new release
The driver works with MMF (-MF or ...F) and UTP-5 (-U5 or ...D)
adapters.
- This driver is also available as a module. If you want to compile
- it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called eni.
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
+ be called eni.
config ATM_ENI_DEBUG
bool "Enable extended debugging"
Driver for the Fujitsu FireStream 155 (MB86697) and
FireStream 50 (MB86695) ATM PCI chips.
- This driver is also available as a module. If you want to compile
- it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called
- firestream.
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
+ be called firestream.
config ATM_ZATM
tristate "ZeitNet ZN1221/ZN1225"
Driver for the ZeitNet ZN1221 (MMF) and ZN1225 (UTP-5) 155 Mbps ATM
adapters.
- This driver is also available as a module. If you want to compile
- it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called zatm.
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
+ be called zatm.
config ATM_ZATM_DEBUG
bool "Enable extended debugging"
25 and for 155 Mbps, including IDT cards and the Fore ForeRunnerLE
series. Say Y if you have one of those.
- This driver is also available as a module. If you want to compile
- it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called
- nicstar.
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
+ be called nicstar.
config ATM_NICSTAR_USE_SUNI
bool "Use suni PHY driver (155Mbps)"
help
Driver for the IDT 77252 ATM PCI chips.
- This driver is also available as a module. If you want to compile
- it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called idt77252
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
+ be called idt77252.
config ATM_IDT77252_DEBUG
bool "Enable debugging messages"
use the so-called linear mode, i.e. it will combine the hard disk
partitions by simply appending one to the other.
- If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
- inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
- say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module
+ To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called linear.
If unsure, say Y.
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. There you will also
learn where to get the supporting user space utilities raidtools.
- If you want to compile this as a module ( = code which can be
- inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want),
- say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module
+ To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module
will be called raid0.
If unsure, say Y.
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. There you will also
learn where to get the supporting user space utilities raidtools.
- If you want to use such a RAID-1 set, say Y. This code is also
- available as a module called raid1 ( = code which can be inserted
- in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want). If you
- want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
+ If you want to use such a RAID-1 set, say Y. To compile this code
+ as a module, choose M here: the module will be called raid1.
If unsure, say Y.
<http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. There you will also
learn where to get the supporting user space utilities raidtools.
- If you want to use such a RAID-4/RAID-5 set, say Y. This code is
- also available as a module called raid5 ( = code which can be
- inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want).
- If you want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
+ If you want to use such a RAID-4/RAID-5 set, say Y. To compile
+ this code as a module, choose M here: the module will be called raid5.
If unsure, say Y.
Higher level volume managers such as LVM2 use this driver.
- If you want to compile this as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. The module will be called dm-mod.
+ To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be
+ called dm-mod.
If unsure, say N.
+\bo The kernel sources (or at least the header files) available online.
+\bo The module utilities package current for your kernel version and an
- understanding of how to use it. (The file
- Documentation/modules.txt in the kernel source directory provides a
- brief introduction.)
+ understanding of how to use it.
2\b2.\b. I\bIn\bns\bst\bta\bal\bll\bla\bat\bti\bio\bon\bn
will need to install some OBEX application, such as OpenObex :
<http://sourceforge.net/projects/openobex/>
- This support is also available as a module called irda. If you
- want to compile it as a module, say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
+ To compile this support as a module, choose M here: the module will
+ be called irda.
comment "IrDA protocols"
depends on IRDA
tristate "IrCOMM protocol"
depends on IRDA
help
- Say Y here if you want to build support for the IrCOMM protocol. If
- you want to compile it as a module (you will get ircomm and
- ircomm-tty), say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
+ Say Y here if you want to build support for the IrCOMM protocol.
+ To compile it as modules, choose M here: the modules will be
+ called ircomm and ircomm_tty.
IrCOMM implements serial port emulation, and makes it possible to
use all existing applications that understands TTY's with an
infrared link. Thus you should be able to use application like PPP,
- minicom and others. Enabling this option will create two modules
- called ircomm and ircomm_tty.
+ minicom and others.
tristate "IrNET protocol"
depends on IRDA && PPP
help
- Say Y here if you want to build support for the IrNET protocol. If
- you want to compile it as a module (irnet), say M here and read
- <file:Documentation/modules.txt>. IrNET is a PPP driver, so you
- will also need a working PPP subsystem (driver, daemon and
- config)...
+ Say Y here if you want to build support for the IrNET protocol.
+ To compile it as a module, choose M here: the module will be
+ called irnet. IrNET is a PPP driver, so you will also need a
+ working PPP subsystem (driver, daemon and config)...
IrNET is an alternate way to tranfer TCP/IP traffic over IrDA. It
uses synchronous PPP over a set of point to point IrDA sockets. You
-- network-level fault tolerance through supporting of multi-
homing at either or both ends of an association."
- This protocol support is also available as a module ( = code which
- can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you
- want). The module will be called sctp. If you want to compile it
- as a module, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
+ To compile this protocol support as a module, choose M here: the
+ module will be called sctp.
If in doubt, say N.
If you have a PnP sound card and you want to configure it at boot
time using the ISA PnP tools (read
<http://www.roestock.demon.co.uk/isapnptools/>), then you need to
- compile the sound card support as a module ( = code which can be
- inserted in and removed from the running kernel whenever you want)
- and load that module after the PnP configuration is finished. To do
- this, say M here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt> as well
- as <file:Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules>; the module will be
- called soundcore.
+ compile the sound card support as a module and load that module
+ after the PnP configuration is finished. To do this, choose M here
+ and read <file:Documentation/sound/oss/README.modules>; the module
+ will be called soundcore.
I'm told that even without a sound card, you can make your computer
say more than an occasional beep, by programming the PC speaker.
don't need this driver as most TV cards handle sound with a short
cable from the TV card to your sound card's line-in.
- This driver is available as a module called btaudio ( = code
- which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel
- whenever you want). If you want to compile it as a module, say M
- here and read <file:Documentation/modules.txt>.
+ To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
+ be called btaudio.
config SOUND_CMPCI
tristate "C-Media PCI (CMI8338/8738)"
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