---
name: "discover-modprobe"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "discover"
version: "2.1.2-10.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/discover-modprobe"
---

# discover-modprobe(8)

kernel module loading using discover(1)

## NAME

discover-modprobe — kernel module loading using [discover(1)](/discover/1.md)

## SYNOPSIS

**discover-modprobe** \[-n\]  \[-v\]

## Description

**discover-modprobe** loads kernel modules  identified by **discover**. It will typically be invoked  automatically at boot time.

## Options

- **-n**

  Echo the **modprobe** invocations instead of  running them.

- **-v**

  Be verbose.

## Files

- **/etc/discover-modprobe.conf**

  This configuration file defines the types of modules  to load by default, and specific modules  *not* to load.

- **/var/lib/discover/crash**

  A crash file written and erased each time  **discover-modprobe** attempts to load a  module. If the file lingers, the computer is assumed to have  crashed while loading that module, and the module name is added  to **discover-modprobe.conf** as a module to  skip in the future.

## See Also

[discover-modprobe.conf(5)](/discover-modprobe.conf/5.md), [modprobe(8)](/modprobe/8.md), [discover(1)](/discover/1.md)