Additional Helpful Commands for Setting Up the Driver

Command Result Application Area
insmod Show loaded modules and accessing programs Diagnosis
modinfo
modinfo <modulename>
Show information on loaded modules Diagnosis
modprobe
Loading:
modprobe –a <modulename>
Unloading:
Modprobe –r <modulename>
Load/unload modules including implicit dependencies Loading and unloading manually
depmod Enter information on module dependencies into file /lib/module/<Kernelversion>/modules.dep so that module can be loaded automatically during system start Important step during Installation
- Load module automatically during system start:
Entry in file /etc/modules
Important step during Installation

Commands for Driver Set-Up