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1 perry 1 MODCONF
2 !!!MODCONF
3 NAME
4 SYNOPSIS
5 DESCRIPTION
6 OPTIONS
7 EXAMPLES
8 AUTHOR
9 BUGS
10 SEE ALSO
11 ----
12 !!NAME
13
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15 modconf - a module configuration utility
16 !!SYNOPSIS
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19 __modconf__ [[--source [[floppy|mounted]] [[--target
20 destination] [[--libdir path] [[--restrict-section section]*
21 [[--exclude-section section]* [[--load-before module]*
22 [[--load-only module]* [[--load-after module]*
23 !!DESCRIPTION
24
25
26 ''modconf'' is a script for installing kernel modules on
27 Linux. It can be used interactively (GUI mode) or from the
28 command-line (batch mode).
29 !!OPTIONS
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31
32 The options marked with a
33
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35 ''--source floppy|mounted''
36
37
38 Indicates where the modules are to be obtained from.
39 __floppy__ is used when installing Linux. __mounted__
40 is used on already installed Linux systems. This is the
41 default.
42
43
44 ''--target directory''
45
46
47 specifies where the ''etc/modules'' and
48 ''etc/modules.conf'' are to be found on the system
49 (default: / ). Do not include a trailing
50 ''
51
52
53 ''--libdir path''
54
55
56 Indicates where the ''eval'' and ''descr.gz'' files
57 are to be found on the system (default:
58 /usr/lib/module_help). Do not include a trailing
59 ''
60
61
62 ''--restrict-section section*''
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65 restricts __modconf__ to only work with the specified
66 section of ''/lib/modules''
67
68
69 ''--exclude-section section*''
70
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72 force __modconf__ to not work with the specified section
73 of ''/lib/modules''
74
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76 Available sections at the time of this writting are:
77 __block cdrom fs ipv4 ipv6 misc net scsi__ (there may be
78 others if you have installed packages with special modules,
79 like pcmcia-modules).
80
81
82 ''--load-before module*''
83
84
85 indicates a module that will be inserted __before__ any
86 others.
87
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89 ''--load-only module*''
90
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92 specifies a __module__ to be inserted after all those
93 indicated with the __--load-before__ option. Disables
94 interactive mode.
95
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97 ''--load-after module*''
98
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100 specifies a __module__ to be inserted after all those
101 indicated with the __--load-before__ option.
102 This option is __overriden__ by the previous
103 one.
104 !!EXAMPLES
105
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107 Examples below are __untested__
108
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110 modconf --load-only plip --load-before ip_masq_ftp
111 --load-only appletalk
112
113
114 Inserts modules
115
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117 does not run the interactive program.
118 !!AUTHOR
119
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121 __modconf__ originally was written by Bruce Perens
122 __
123 Major changes were done by Sven Rudolph
124 __
125 More changes were done by Enrique Zanardi
126 __
127 And more by Randolph Chung __
128 This manpage was written by Antonio Vieiro Varela
129 __
130 !!BUGS
131
132
133 None known.
134 !!SEE ALSO
135
136
137 insmod(1), modprobe(1), depmod(1),
138 lsmod(1), rmmod(1), modules(2),
139 kerneld(8).
140 ----
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