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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN" "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
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4 | %general-entities;
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5 | ]>
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6 | <sect1 id="ch-system-module-init-tools" role="wrap">
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7 | <title>Module-Init-Tools-&module-init-tools-version;</title>
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8 | <?dbhtml filename="module-init-tools.html"?>
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9 |
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10 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools"><primary sortas="a-Module-Init-Tools">Module-Init-Tools</primary></indexterm>
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11 |
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12 | <sect2 role="package"><title/>
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13 | <para>The Module-Init-Tools package contains programs for handling kernel
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14 | modules in Linux kernels greater than or equal to version 2.5.47.</para>
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15 |
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16 | <segmentedlist>
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17 | <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
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18 | <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
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19 | <seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>4.9 MB</seg></seglistitem>
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20 | </segmentedlist>
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21 |
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22 | <segmentedlist>
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23 | <segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
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24 | <seglistitem><seg>Bash, Binutils, Bison,
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25 | Coreutils, Diffutils, Flex, GCC, Glibc, Grep, M4, Make, and Sed</seg></seglistitem>
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26 | </segmentedlist>
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27 | </sect2>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="installation">
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30 | <title>Installation of Module-Init-Tools</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>Module-Init-Tools attempts to rewrite its
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33 | <filename>modprobe.conf</filename> man page during the build process. This is
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34 | unnecessary and also relies on <command>docbook2man</command> — which is not
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35 | installed in LFS. Run the following command to avoid this:</para>
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36 |
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37 | <screen><userinput>touch modprobe.conf.5</userinput></screen>
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38 |
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39 | <para>Prepare Module-Init-Tools for compilation:</para>
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40 |
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41 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix="" --enable-zlib</userinput></screen>
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42 |
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43 | <para>The meaning of the configure options:</para>
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44 |
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45 | <variablelist>
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46 | <varlistentry>
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47 | <term><parameter>--enable-zlib</parameter></term>
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48 | <listitem><para>This allows the Module-Init-Tools package to handle compressed
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49 | kernel modules.</para></listitem>
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50 | </varlistentry>
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51 | </variablelist>
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52 |
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53 | <para>Compile the package:</para>
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54 |
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55 | <screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>
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56 |
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57 | <para>To test the results, issue:
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58 | <userinput>make check</userinput>.</para>
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59 |
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60 | <para>Install the package:</para>
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61 |
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62 | <screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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63 |
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64 | </sect2>
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65 |
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66 |
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67 | <sect2 id="contents-module-init-tools" role="content"><title>Contents of Module-Init-Tools</title>
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68 |
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69 | <segmentedlist>
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70 | <segtitle>Installed programs</segtitle>
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71 | <seglistitem><seg>depmod, insmod,
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72 | insmod.static, lsmod (link to insmod), modinfo, modprobe (link to
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73 | insmod), and rmmod (link to insmod)</seg></seglistitem>
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74 | </segmentedlist>
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75 |
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76 | <variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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77 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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78 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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79 |
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80 | <varlistentry id="depmod">
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81 | <term><command>depmod</command></term>
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82 | <listitem>
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83 | <para>Creates a dependency file based on the symbols it finds in the
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84 | existing set of modules; this dependency file is used by <command>modprobe</command> to
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85 | automatically load the required modules</para>
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86 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools depmod"><primary sortas="b-depmod">depmod</primary></indexterm>
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87 | </listitem>
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88 | </varlistentry>
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89 |
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90 | <varlistentry id="insmod">
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91 | <term><command>insmod</command></term>
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92 | <listitem>
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93 | <para>Installs a loadable module in the running kernel</para>
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94 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod"><primary sortas="b-insmod">insmod</primary></indexterm>
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95 | </listitem>
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96 | </varlistentry>
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97 |
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98 | <varlistentry id="insmod.static">
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99 | <term><command>insmod.static</command></term>
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100 | <listitem>
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101 | <para>A statically compiled version of <command>insmod</command></para>
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102 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools insmod.static"><primary
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103 | sortas="b-insmod.static">insmod.static</primary></indexterm>
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104 | </listitem>
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105 | </varlistentry>
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106 |
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107 | <varlistentry id="lsmod">
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108 | <term><command>lsmod</command></term>
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109 | <listitem>
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110 | <para>Lists currently loaded modules</para>
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111 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools lsmod"><primary sortas="b-lsmod">lsmod</primary></indexterm>
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112 | </listitem>
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113 | </varlistentry>
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114 |
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115 | <varlistentry id="modinfo">
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116 | <term><command>modinfo</command></term>
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117 | <listitem>
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118 | <para>Examines an object file associated with a kernel module and
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119 | displays any information that it can glean</para>
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120 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modinfo"><primary sortas="b-modinfo">modinfo</primary></indexterm>
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121 | </listitem>
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122 | </varlistentry>
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123 |
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124 | <varlistentry id="modprobe">
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125 | <term><command>modprobe</command></term>
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126 | <listitem>
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127 | <para>Uses a dependency file, created by
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128 | <command>depmod</command>, to automatically load relevant modules</para>
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129 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools modprobe"><primary sortas="b-modprobe">modprobe</primary></indexterm>
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130 | </listitem>
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131 | </varlistentry>
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132 |
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133 | <varlistentry id="rmmod">
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134 | <term><command>rmmod</command></term>
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135 | <listitem>
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136 | <para>Unloads modules from the running kernel</para>
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137 | <indexterm zone="ch-system-module-init-tools rmmod"><primary sortas="b-rmmod">rmmod</primary></indexterm>
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138 | </listitem>
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139 | </varlistentry>
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140 | </variablelist>
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141 |
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142 | </sect2>
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143 |
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144 | </sect1>
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145 |
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