[mdlug] Attempts at manually restarting wireless kernal module

Jeff Hanson jhansonxi at gmail.com
Mon Dec 14 13:18:09 EST 2009


On Sun, Dec 13, 2009 at 12:19 AM, Drew <drew4096 at gmail.com> wrote:
> What I am seeking: Any of the following:
>
>     What exactly to enter as a parameter, or otherwise how to get
> the kernel to know where to find
> those firmware files.
>
>     How exactly this is being done during boot (when the files *do*
> successfully get found).
>
>     Generally, how to find out, from the .o or .ko file, what
> parameters a kernel module takes.
>
>     Where or how to get a log of the commands, with their
> parameters, that get executed during
> boot - especially those that start kernel modules - as opposed to
> just the output which dmesg
> gives. To wit, an input equivalent of dmesg.
>
>     A way to "restart" a kernel module without removing it.
> Something like a modprobe --restart.
>
>     Any other way to actually shut down and restart the card itself
> (not just the "network"). That
> is, restart it at the hardware level.
>

Found this:
http://acx100.sourceforge.net/wiki/ACX#Hotplug.2FUdev_subsystem



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