Can't load additional modules using modprobe after fresh install

Syntaxeus · 2012-03-20 19:39:47

Hi!

I've recently reinstalled my system, using the default packages and config files, due to the problems described here: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=136508

I got around the USB issues by using a USB to PS/2 adapter, but did not get my network interface (a standard ethernet card) to work.

Now, I know that the module I need to load to get my network card working is atl1e and that it's bundled (included in the /var/modules library).

When I try to load this module manually using the

modprobe atl1e

command. Nothing happens. No error, no nothing.
And

lsmod

is telling my that the module has not been loaded and is also only showing loaded 18 modules.

Also, when I try loading some bougus module like

modeprobe thisisanonexistingmodule

I still got no printout at all.

I also suspect that this may be the reason why my USB devices doesn't work since modules for handling USB doesn't seem to be loaded.

Anyone help in this matter is very much appreciated!

Last edited by Syntaxeus (2012-03-20 19:42:54)

Syntaxeus · 2012-03-22 00:06:09

After another evening strugeling with this I found that

uname -r

tells me that my kernel is 3.1.5-1-ARCH eventhough

pacman  -Q | grep linux

tells me that it's 3.2.12-1

I've also run

mkinitcpio -p linux

to re-generate the images, and that also mentions building images for 3.2.12-1-ARCH

Then when I try to use

depmod

it says "Could not open directory /lib/modules/3.1.5.1-ARCH" and that is because I only have a folder for 3.2.12-1-ARCH

What is going on here?

Last edited by Syntaxeus (2012-03-22 00:24:55)

hokasch · 2012-03-22 00:48:32

reboot?
if that doesn't fix it, check that you are loading the correct kernel with grub

Arch Linux