%general-entities; ]> Module-Init-Tools-&module-init-tools-version; Module-Init-Tools <para>The Module-Init-Tools package contains programs for handling kernel modules in Linux kernels greater than or equal to version 2.5.47.</para> </sect2> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Module-Init-Tools Prepare Module-Init-Tools for compilation: ./configure --prefix=/ --enable-zlib --host=${LFS_TARGET} The meaning of the configure options: --enable-zlib This allows the Module-Init-Tools package to handle compressed kernel modules. Compile the package: make Install the package: make DESTDIR=${LFS} install Contents of Module-Init-Tools Installed programs depmod, insmod, insmod.static, lsmod (link to insmod), modinfo, modprobe (link to insmod), and rmmod (link to insmod) Short Descriptions depmod Creates a dependency file based on the symbols it finds in the existing set of modules; this dependency file is used by modprobe to automatically load the required modules depmod insmod Installs a loadable module in the running kernel insmod insmod.static A statically compiled version of insmod insmod.static lsmod Lists currently loaded modules lsmod modinfo Examines an object file associated with a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean modinfo modprobe Uses a dependency file, created by depmod, to automatically load relevant modules modprobe rmmod Unloads modules from the running kernel rmmod