problems autoloading kernel modules... [solved]

BootNinja · n00b Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Lubbock, TX

I just installed a stage 3 gentoo 2.6.3 kernel..

I have managed to install and configure X, yet i have no sound card detected... I looked around, and finally noticed that none of my kernel modules are autoloading at boot time... One of the last things I see before it brings up the logon screen is ...

Loading [module].ko
Failed to load [module].ko

I think this is the reason that I cannot get my soundcard to work... any help would be appreciated...

nofx911 · n00b Joined: 21 Jan 2004 Posts: 30 Location: Milwaukee, WI

Modules are loaded from:
/etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6

For example I have the following in order to load the modules for OSS:
8139too snd-mixer-oss snd-pcm-oss

The first one is the driver for my sound card.
The next two setup the mixer and pcm so that /dev/sound/mixer exists

If you listed the output from
`cat /proc/modules`

And
`/sbin/lspci -v`

it would be easier to guess which modules should be loaded. Otherwise boot from the gentoo live cd and do `cat /proc/modules` and make sure that you are loading the same modules.

BootNinja · n00b Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 53 Location: Lubbock, TX

found the problem... I didnt RTFM

instead of listing modules like i was supposed to... i.e.CS46xx... i was instead listing them like so: CS46xx.ko... so it was looking for modules that didnt exist... I fixed the autoload.d and voila! I have sound... thanks for your help anyway...