Overriding a module that comes by default

Amanda · 2022-10-16 23:08:20

Hi there,

I'm a 3D Artist and I need to work with a graphics tablet. The ArchWiki says Arch kernels already ship with Digimend kernel drivers (which are the ones I use), but I found that the modules that come with Arch Kernels don't work with my tablet (Huion H320M).
So, I installed DKMS, downloaded the latest Digimend release from Github, entered the folder via terminal and did a

sudo make dkms_uninstall

which removed the Digimend modules already present in the default Arch kernel, then I did a

sudo make dkms_install

which installed the modules from Github.

My tablet now works perfectly.

My question is: can I face a problem on my next Kernel upgrade? Because:
- the DKMS install (Github) should automatically rebuild the modules on every kernel upgrade;
- the next kernel will have the modules already in it

When I tried to simply do a DKMS install, without removing the default modules on Arch's default Kernel, dkms said the modules were already installed. My concern is that this will happen on every Kernel upgrade, forcing me to e.g. do a dkms_uninstall before every Kernel upgrade.

Thanks

Last edited by Amanda (2022-10-16 23:27:34)

seth · 2022-10-17 06:28:31

sudo make dkms_uninstall
which removed the Digimend modules already present in the default Arch kernel

I very much doubt so.

Use https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/digi … s-git-dkms - the "outdated" comment is false, the PKGBUILD builds the latest git master and there're some udev rules which will likely move the HW to be bound to that module instead of whatever us currently driving your HW (or not)

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#1 2022-10-16 23:08:20

Overriding a module that comes by default

#2 2022-10-17 06:28:31

Re: Overriding a module that comes by default

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