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MODCONF !!!MODCONF NAME SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION OPTIONS EXAMPLES AUTHOR BUGS SEE ALSO ---- !!NAME modconf - a module configuration utility !!SYNOPSIS __modconf__ [[--source [[floppy|mounted]] [[--target destination] [[--libdir path] [[--restrict-section section]* [[--exclude-section section]* [[--load-before module]* [[--load-only module]* [[--load-after module]* !!DESCRIPTION ''modconf'' is a script for installing kernel modules on Linux. It can be used interactively (GUI mode) or from the command-line (batch mode). !!OPTIONS The options marked with a ''--source floppy|mounted'' Indicates where the modules are to be obtained from. __floppy__ is used when installing Linux. __mounted__ is used on already installed Linux systems. This is the default. ''--target directory'' specifies where the ''etc/modules'' and ''etc/modules.conf'' are to be found on the system (default: / ). Do not include a trailing '' ''--libdir path'' Indicates where the ''eval'' and ''descr.gz'' files are to be found on the system (default: /usr/lib/module_help). Do not include a trailing '' ''--restrict-section section*'' restricts __modconf__ to only work with the specified section of ''/lib/modules'' ''--exclude-section section*'' force __modconf__ to not work with the specified section of ''/lib/modules'' Available sections at the time of this writting are: __block cdrom fs ipv4 ipv6 misc net scsi__ (there may be others if you have installed packages with special modules, like pcmcia-modules). ''--load-before module*'' indicates a module that will be inserted __before__ any others. ''--load-only module*'' specifies a __module__ to be inserted after all those indicated with the __--load-before__ option. Disables interactive mode. ''--load-after module*'' specifies a __module__ to be inserted after all those indicated with the __--load-before__ option. This option is __overriden__ by the previous one. !!EXAMPLES Examples below are __untested__ modconf --load-only plip --load-before ip_masq_ftp --load-only appletalk Inserts modules does not run the interactive program. !!AUTHOR __modconf__ originally was written by Bruce Perens __ Major changes were done by Sven Rudolph __ More changes were done by Enrique Zanardi __ And more by Randolph Chung __ This manpage was written by Antonio Vieiro Varela __ !!BUGS None known. !!SEE ALSO insmod(1), modprobe(1), depmod(1), lsmod(1), rmmod(1), modules(2), kerneld(8). ----
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