Questions tagged [kernel-modules]
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Automatically build kernel modules after unattended upgrades in ubuntu
For automatic upgrades I has installed unattended-upgrades package and configured it.
After each unattend kernel upgrade I must run following commands to recompile iscsi kernel modules:
apt-get install linux-headers-`uname -r`
apt-get install…
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Compiling an individual kernel module (Debian/Ubuntu)
I need to modify the ELF loader's kernel implementation of an Ubuntu 14.04 distribution. Having downloaded the sources using:
sudo apt-get source linux-image-$(uname -r)
I ran the configuration script:
make config
in the root source tree. After a…
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iptables drops packets after POSTROUTING
I have a malware analysis environment that will intercept traffic to arbitrary domains and Internet services using InetSim. I have a sandbox that has its DNS server set to the InetSim instance, and InetSim will answer any DNS query with its own IP…
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watchdog service is not working because /dev/watchdog does not exist
There is a ITE8783 watchdog chip placed within my machine (OS Ubuntu 14.04.1).
The kernel module it87 supports is.
This module was not automatically loaded on startup.
So I added it87 to /etc/modules. Now the module loads at startup.
it87: Found…
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how (linux kernel) network modules gets loaded without modprobe.conf
how (linux kernel) network modules gets loaded without modprobe.conf
I have fedora distribution installed and can see e1000e module loaded automatically in the system.
Is there a configuration which specifies to load this module automatically ??
I…
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Linux kernel module file size
I'm trying to update the kernel on a CentOS 6 machine with a vanilla 3.1.0-rc10 kernel. It seems to work, except the modules that get created are significantly larger in size than those that come from the distro RPM. Thats an issues, because the…
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Where would I be able to hire someone for linux kernel hacking contract work?
The linux kernel credits are in many cases years old, and even when you find someone who seems like a logical fit (don't pester the guy who did virtual memory stuff if you want a serial driver) the contact information is no longer valid.…
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How can I add `snd-aloop` kernel module on public Debian 10(buster) image provided by GCP?
Background
I am trying to enable snd-aloop module on a Compute Engine instance running public Debian 10 (buster) image provided by GCP.
Output of uname -a:
Linux *** 4.19.0-18-cloud-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.208-1 (2021-09-29) x86_64…
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iptables kernel module missing after upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 -> 20.04
After a release upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 (focal), the iptables kernel module is missing:
root@server:~# iptables -L
modprobe: FATAL: Module ip_tables not found in directory /lib/modules/5.4.0-42-generic
iptables v1.8.4 (legacy): can't…
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What do the modified times under Debian's /sys directory mean?
Earlier today I did a full system image restore from backup. Shortly thereafter when I ran:
# find / -type f -printf "%TY-%Tm-%Td %TT %p\n" | sort -r
I noticed the files under /sys directory had just modified. Moreover, they were almost within the…
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ZFS not installed into upgraded kernel (4.19)
I want to use the latest kernel (currently 4.19) with Ubuntu Server 18.04, and I also want to use ZFS.
Although ZFS appears to install correctly, it apparently does not get installed into the right kernel. Is there something additional I need to do…
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RHEL7.4 and DRBD 9.0/8.4 Installation
I have a fresh RHEL7.4 Server installation on which I'm trying to install DRBD 9.0 from elrepo.
My server is running the latest kernel: 3.10.0-693.1.1.el7.x86_64, yet kmod-drbd90 wants to install kernel 3.10.0-514.26.2 as a dependency:
--->…
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ZFS on Linux: How do I correctly configure the vdev_id.conf file and trigger vdev aliasing?
I have been trying to get ZFS on Linux to read / process the vdev_id.conf file and give me a /dev/disk/by-vdev directory, to no avail.
I have a SAS HBA with redundant connectivity to several hard drives.
I have read the documentation but I am not…
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How can I manage kernel modules built from source in Debian?
I am installing Debian squeeze on a brand-new Mac Mini, and the Broadcom NIC in it only works with the latest tg3 module from Broadcom. I can build this module easily enough, but performing a manual build and overwriting the tg3.ko that comes with…
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at what level modprobe operates ? - linux
I have a machine with Ubuntu 12.04 64 bit, i have the need for blacklisting a module, i have blacklisted it in blacklist.conf but nothing happened; i have solved my problem passing modprobe.blacklist= as argument to the GRUB command line.
My…
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