Loading ...FreeBSD Load Device Driver / Kernel Module
Under FreeBSD operating system you need to use the kldload utility to load file.ko into the kernel using the kernel linker. You can find all loadable kernel drivers in in /boot/kernel or /boot/modules/ directory. Some modules (pf, ipfw, ipf, etc.) may be automatically loaded at boot time when the corresponding /etc/rc.conf statement is used. Modules may also be auto-loaded through their addition to loader.conf.
You must login as root user to load or unload modules.
Task: How do I use kldload command to load module
To load smbfs module run command:
# kldload {module-name}
# kldload {driver-name}
# kldload smbfs
OR
# kldload -v smbfs
Sample output:
Loaded smbfs, id=8
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Tags: /boot/kernel, /boot/modules, /etc/rc.conf, boot time, freebsd load driver, freebsd load module, kernel drivers, kldload command, ko, operating system, root user ~ Last updated on: March 11, 2008
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