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lsmod command

Our policy and network configuration does not requires IPv6 support in RHEL / CentOS / Fedora Linux. How do I prevent the kernel module from loading at boot time and disable IPv6 networking?

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Q. My SATA drive is being displayed as /dev/hda instead of /dev/sda. How do I fix this problem and make sure I get /dev/sda and speed of SATA under Linux operating systems?

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I’ve ATI Radeon VGA [X1550 64 bit] card. How do I find find out if driver is installed or not under Linux distribution?

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Q. How do I find out what Linux kernel drivers and loaded by my Linux distribution? How do I list device drivers (modules) loaded in memory?
A. Under Linux use the file /proc/modules shows what kernel modules (drivers) are currently loaded.
lsmod command
You need to use lsmod command to show the status of modules [...]

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Under Linux, you use term called modules for device drivers. The driver can be loaded or unloaded as per your requirement using commands. Each driver or module gives the Linux information on how to control that particular Ethernet card. The name of each module (driver) is listed in the /etc/modules.conf file.
Command to find out [...]

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