[plug] Installing New Modules in a running kernel

[Timothy White]

James Devenish wrote:

>In message <41888719.8090003 at tigris.org>
>on Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 03:22:01PM +0800, Timothy White wrote:
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>>Not sure what the difference is. How can I tell what I am compiling
>>them as?
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>Just to clarify: what did you mean when you said "except when I tried
>to load the new module". I assumed you were building static modules and
>therefore needing to have to reboot with a new kernel each time.
>However, this may not be the case. Can you clarify what you do when you
>"try to load the new module", and what errors are observed or implied?
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$sudo modconf
/kernel/sound/drivers
select snd-virmidi, "are you sure..." select yes
No optional parameters.
--- Error message below
Installing module snd-virmidi. If the device isn't there, or isn't 
configured correctly, this could cause your system to pause for up to a 
minute.

FATAL: Module snd_virmidi not found.

Installation failed.

Please press ENTER when you are ready to continue.
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