insmod

Insert a kernel module

$ sudo insmod path/to/module.ko

$ sudo insmod path/to/module.ko param=value

insmod [filename] [module options...]

insmod is a simple program to insert a module into the Linux kernel. It requires the full path to the module file. Unlike modprobe, insmod does not handle dependencies automatically.

filename

Path to the kernel module file (.ko)

Parameters to pass to the module

insmod is a low-level tool that does not resolve dependencies. Use modprobe instead for most cases, as it handles dependencies and uses module names rather than file paths.

insmod is part of kmod. It provides direct module insertion without the intelligence of modprobe, useful for testing or loading modules not in the standard module path.

modprobe(8), rmmod(8), lsmod(8), modinfo(8)