Strange xterm issue with hyphens!

kernowyon · n00b Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Cornwall, UK

Hi,
Using 2.6.12-gentoo-r10 kernel, Fluxbox.
Attempting to use a module I have compiled. So,in xterm as root, I enter -

modprobe /home/mark/webcam1/sonixcam-module-20040526/src/sonixcam.ko

which should modprobe the module, and I get this back -

FATAL: Module /home/mark/webcam1/sonixcam_module_20040526/src/sonixcam.ko not found.

As you can see, the hyphen has been replaced by an underscore! Obviously, that particular directory does not exist.

Doing a simple echo, using a phrase with hyphens in it gives me the correct phrase back - with the hyphens not changed.

This is totally new to me. Never seen this before in Gentoo ( or any other Linux distro!).
Ideas welcome - its doing my head in!
Thanks, Mark

JeliJami · Veteran Joined: 17 Jan 2006 Posts: 1086 Location: Belgium

first, about the underscores: check the man pages of modprobe

how about
# insmod /home/.../sonixcam.ko

?
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kernowyon · n00b Joined: 23 Jan 2006 Posts: 2 Location: Cornwall, UK

Thanks for the reply. Yep - my bad - seems I had used insmod before, rather than modprobe.
Learn something new every day with Linux! - and _ no different in module names.
Useful info - many thanks - I should have checked man modprobe first I guess.
Cheers,
Mark

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