Mar 29, 2004 #1 X Xebix Gawd Joined Jun 29, 2001 Messages 905 When loading a kernel module under linux, what is the difference in insmod foo and modprobe foo?
Mar 29, 2004 #2 J jpmkm That Ain't Mayo On My Lip... Joined Oct 30, 2001 Messages 5,772 Well I don't know all the specifics about it, but I do know that insmod will load a single module and modprobe will load that module plus anything it depends on. At least that's how it's worked with me.
Well I don't know all the specifics about it, but I do know that insmod will load a single module and modprobe will load that module plus anything it depends on. At least that's how it's worked with me.
Mar 29, 2004 #3 A ameoba Supreme [H]ardness Joined Jan 9, 2001 Messages 6,412 Yup, it's almost all about the dependancy checking. It's just a slightly higher-level interface to the kernel modules.
Yup, it's almost all about the dependancy checking. It's just a slightly higher-level interface to the kernel modules.
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