---
name: "modconf"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "modconf"
version: "0.3.11"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/modconf"
---

# modconf(8)

a module configuration utility

## NAME

modconf - a module configuration utility

## SYNOPSIS

**modconf** \[--source \[floppy\|mounted\]\] \[--target destination\] \[--libdir path\] \[--restrict-section section\]\* \[--exclude-section section\]\* \[--load-before module\]\* \[--load-only module\]\* \[--load-after module\]\*\

## DESCRIPTION

*modconf* is a script for installing kernel modules on Linux. It can be used  interactively (GUI mode) or from the command-line (batch mode).

## OPTIONS

The options marked with a "\*" below are applied only to one module. If you want to apply them to more than one module then repeat the option in the command line.

- *--source floppy\|mounted*

  Indicates where the modules are to be obtained from. **floppy** is used when installing Linux. **mounted** is used on already installed Linux systems. This is the default.

- *--target directory*

  specifies where the  *etc/modules* and *etc/modules.conf* are to be found on the system (default: / ). Do not include a trailing  "/" after the directory name.

- *--libdir path*

  Indicates where the *eval* and *descr.gz* files are to be found on the system (default: /usr/share/modconf).  Do not include a trailing "/" after the directory name.

- *--restrict-section section\**

  restricts **modconf** to only work with the specified section of  */lib/modules*

- *--exclude-section section\**

  force **modconf** to not work with the specified section of  */lib/modules*\

  Available sections at the time of this writing are: **block** **cdrom** **fs** **ipv4** **ipv6** **misc** **net** **scsi** (there may be others if you have installed packages with special modules,  like pcmcia-modules).

- *--load-before module\**

  indicates a module that will be inserted  **before** any others.

- *--load-only module\**

  specifies a **module** to be inserted after all those indicated with the **--load-before** option. Disables interactive mode.

- *--load-after module\**

  specifies a **module** to be inserted after all those indicated with the **--load-before** option.\
   This option is  **overridden** by the previous one.

## EXAMPLES

Examples below are **untested**

- modconf --load-only plip --load-before ip\_masq\_ftp --load-only appletalk

  - Inserts modules "ip\_masq\_ftp", "plip" and "appletalk", in that order, and

  does not run the interactive program.

## AUTHOR

**modconf** originally was written by Bruce Perens \<bruce@pixar.com\>.\
 Major changes were done by Sven Rudolph \<sr1@inf.tu-dresden.de\>.\
 More changes were done by Enrique Zanardi \<ezanardi@ull.es\>.\
 And more by Randolph Chung \<tausq@debian.org\>\
 This manpage was written by Antonio Vieiro Varela \<antonio@faraday.usc.es\>.

## BUGS

None known.

## SEE ALSO

[**insmod**(1)](/insmod/1.md), [**modprobe**(1)](/modprobe/1.md), [**depmod**(1)](/depmod/1.md), [**lsmod**(1)](/lsmod/1.md), [**rmmod**(1)](/rmmod/1.md), [**modules**(2)](/modules/2.md), [**kerneld**(8)](/kerneld/8.md).