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How Do You Create Ko File in Linux?

Sophia Al-Mansoor • • 4 min read
How Do You Create Ko File in Linux?
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What is a KO file?

What is a KO file? File with a . KO extension contains source code of a module which expands the functionality of a Linux system kernel. These files, since the 2.6 version have substituted the . O files, due to the fact that they have additional information useful during loading modules through a kernel.

How install ko file in Linux?

Using sudo :

  1. Edit the /etc/modules file and add the name of the module (without the . ko extension) on its own line. …
  2. Copy the module to a suitable folder in /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers . …
  3. Run depmod . …
  4. At this point, I rebooted and then run lsmod | grep module-name to confirm that the module was loaded at boot.
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