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modprobe is a Linux program and used to add a loadable kernel module (LKM) to the Linux kernel or to remove an LKM from the kernel.

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What's the difference between insmod and modprobe?

Are there any differences between insmod and modprobe?
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How to install 3rd party module so that it is loaded on boot?

I have a third party module to go with a frame grabber. I've downloaded the kernel source, followed the vendor's instructions to compile it, and have the resulting module, arvdrv.ko, sitting in a folder. The vendor has supplied a script that loads…
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"Could not open moddep file '/lib/modules/3.XX-generic/modules.dep.bin'" when mounting using a loop

Running 14.04 in virtualbox 4.3.8 Unable to detect the guest additions.iso when i selected the guest additions.iso in the IDE Secondary Master. No problem, so I used wget and downloaded the iso into the guest ubuntu headless. when I attempt to load…
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Sound only works from left speaker?

After installing Ubuntu 13.04 x64, I realised that my sound wasn't working (only headphone showed up in settings). Following this guide, I manually added my Dell Studio 1740 audio hardware to: options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6 Within…
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How do I make modprobe permanent?

For my wireless adapter (inside my computer) to enable it, I run modprobe b43 and that turns it on. But, when I reboot it goes back to no device. So, how do I make this totally permanent?
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Virtualbox broken after a dist-upgrade -- cannot install virtuabox-dkms nor run modprobe vboxdrv

I am running Ubuntu 20.04 and recently did a dist-upgrade. uname -r: 5.8.0-34-generic I purged Virtualbox and associate files by: sudo apt-get purge "^virtualbox-.*" After trying to reinstall any software I get the following now: >>$ sudo apt…
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How to load a module in initrd?

I want to explicitly load a module (say, netconsole) during the initrd stage, similarly to /etc/modules in the main system startup procedure. First, I checked that the initrd in my system already contains the wanted module (see Appendix). I have…
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VirtualBox Installation gives message "modprobe vboxdrv" failed

VirtualBox Installation gives message sudo modprobe vboxdrv modprobe: FATAL: Module vboxdrv not found. I have updated system with sudo apt-get update followed with reboot Ubuntu version: 14.04 LTS I tried installing with GDebi Package…
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Why do I need to re-load kernel modules for virtualbox after a kernel update?

After the last kernel upgrade in Ubuntu 12.10 I had to manually re-load two kernel modules for Virtualbox. modprobe vboxdrv and modprobe vboxnetflt I don't know enough about the system to say if this is a bug, or if it's supposed to be like that,…
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What is the difference between modprobe and dkms?

Noob question here.... I read about modprobe and dkms and it seems to me they do the same thing, so what is the difference?
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How can I ensure the `snd-hda-intel` module is loaded on startup?

I need to type sudo modprobe snd-hda-intel in order to get my sound card to work. What config file do I need to edit and what edit should I be looking to make so I can get the sound driver loading at start up so I don't have to type this every…
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Can't load wireguard module

I have a VPS server running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS where I wanted to install a WireGuard VPN service. I have started with adding the repository and then installing the module which is running fine and without any error messages. add-apt-repository…
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Failed to initialize NVML: Driver/library version mismatch

Can you please help me fix this error? mona@pascal:~$ nvcc -V nvcc: NVIDIA (R) Cuda compiler driver Copyright (c) 2005-2015 NVIDIA Corporation Built on Tue_Aug_11_14:27:32_CDT_2015 Cuda compilation tools, release 7.5, V7.5.17 mona@pascal:~$…
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Nouveau blacklisted but loaded

Hi I am trying to use Ubuntu-Prime for ubuntu 18 on an asus laptop with 2 GPU (intel & nvidia). I found the power consumption of the computer to be way too high when I reboot with only the intel GPU (using prime-select intel or using…
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No sound in Ubuntu 18.04 HP notebook

Please note that I have tried all solutions in the below two links: "Dummy Output" sound in Ubuntu 14.04 No Sound card detected in Sound Settings, although sound works pulseaudio -k && sudo alsa force-reload does not solve the problem pacmd…
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