need help with modprobe

[pvd212]

i've been having problems using the modprobe command.. i"m trying to install madwifi on my computer it all gos well. i make, make install then i run the command modprobe ath_pci to load the module and i get no output nothing happens? am i doing something wrong?

[michaelk]

For most commands there will be no response (i.e just the new command prompt) if it completed successfully. So you have done nothing wrong. You can look at the output of the command lsmod to see of the module has been loaded.

[pvd212]

i try'd using iwconfig and i can't see any new wifi card

[deathadder]

Like michaelk said, modprobe won't give you any output unless theres an error, lsmod will let you confirm that the module is loaded. The reason your wifi card isn't showing up could be one of many, a quick google for your wifi card might prove helpful...

Also, even if it's not showing up in iwconfig, something should show up in the output of lspci.