how do your force the Kernal to load a module

Background: I have a Linux computer (Ubuntu 10.04) and USB devices refuse to mount. period. if I use lsusb I can see them so there's nothing wrong physically.

the only solution I have found is using modprobe at every time I start the system.

I type "sudo modprobe usb_storage"
it gives me a warning... something about ndiswrapper, but now my USB works. for mice I think I need also load usbhid...

basically I want linux to load these EVERY time it starts. how do I do it? this PC is a for a Junior Higher, and having to input commands into terminal on boot isn't acceptable.

thanks so much!

 

It sounds like you don't need to reload the module; it isn't automatically being loaded for some reason. If that is the case, and there is nothing else in the mix, you can add a line that reads usb_storage to the end of the /etc/modules file.

Code:

# /etc/modules: kernel modules to load at boot time.
#
# This file contains the names of kernel modules that should be loaded
# at boot time, one per line. Lines beginning with "#" are ignored.
# Parameters can be specified after the module name.

usb_storage

 

Irony - OP's avatar is a USB logo.

Strange problem btw. Saw it in a thread on ubuntuforums when I was trying to fix something else.

Ubuntu Forums - View Single Post - [ubuntu] USB devices won't automount in 10.04 Lucid suggests a similar solution to yours. The thread from start to end (not so long) is a good read.

 

cool thanks, it's working great now! and for some reason the wireless has decided to work? oh well cheers!

 

Many times wireless and bluetooth cards are attached internally to the USB bus.