Extra kernel modules - Howto?

How do I install an extra kernel module?

I want to use J-Pilot to synchronise my Palm m125 with my One, but this needs the 'visor' module. I tried 'modprobe visor' and got told it wasn't there.

I'm prepared to be told this is astonishingly simple, and to be affirmed as a n00b, so please 'bring it on'

 

Start here:

http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=4800&start=10#p37023

get that file and extract it -somewhere-.

After that you can copy

-somewhere-/lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/visor.ko

to

/lib/modules/2.6.23.9lw/kernel/drivers/usb/serial/visor.ko

--------Japser.

 

Thanks, Jasper,

But...

I downloaded, extracted and copied the visor.ko module to /lib/.../serial/visor.ko

It's there.

I rebooted, and checked with modprobe -l (I'm learning...), and it hasn't loaded.

Do I need an entry in a file somewhere, asking for it to be loaded on boot? Can I load it manually? I vaguely remember a command 'insmod'.

 

give it a "sudo depmod -a" to rebuild the module dependencies. Hopefully it'll get dynamically loaded when you connect your device after that. If not you can always load the modules manually too with 'sudo modprobe visor'

 

Thanks, people;

Module loading nicely, now. Case closed!