An lsmod issue after installation

Borrocop · n00b Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 25

I installed the Gentoo os and succeeded installing x11 and the ati-drivers

When I ask "lsmod' to show me the loaded modules I see none... aldoh 8139too and fglrx are loaded?

NeddySeagoon · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 10:58 am Post subject:

Borrocop,

Its perfectly possible to make your kernel 'monolithic'. If you do that, there are no modules to be loaded and lsmod will correctly show that.
Your two modules are 8139too, which is for your network card and fglrx which is for your ATI video card.
The 8139too module is provided as part of the kernel and so could have been built in. The fglrx is a 'third party' (ATI) module and must always be a module.
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Borrocop · n00b Joined: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 25

Thanks for the reply

I've indeed made my kernel as precisely as possible... but I'm sure 8139too is a module, and loaded...
I don't understand why i can't see it in lsmod (fglrx schould be there to as far as I know...?)

EzInKy · Veteran Joined: 11 Oct 2002 Posts: 1742 Location: Kentucky

Was module autoloading checked or did you add those modules to the /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.6 file? Have you tried to manually load the modules with modprobe? Is your 8139too card working? Do you have opengl support when you startx?
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NeddySeagoon · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 2:04 pm Post subject:

Borrocop,

Run the command

nixnut · Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:59 pm Post subject:

Moved from Installing Gentoo to Kernel & Hardware.
kernel related so moved here.
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