command not found

[pdc_2]

as part of trying to check out a USB scanner, I tried the command : modprobe scanner in a terminal, and got the answer “Command not found”: I had previously had the same response (when I think back), to “lsusb” for which the answer was download lsusbutils; that solved the lsusb problem;

(we have put 11.0 onto one of two computers, and started the install by downloading the gnomeCD); that leaves us short of what the DVD holds;

so:

1. am I missing yet more useful files; (because I get the command not found to modprobe scanner)

and perhaps

2. a recommended way to download now what a full DVD install has; to save stumbling on missing files, and then downloading intermittently

[malcolmlewis]

@pdc 2

as part of trying to check out a USB scanner, I tried the command :
modprobe scanner in a terminal, and got the answer “Command not found”:
I had previously had the same response (when I think back), to “lsusb”
for which the answer was download lsusbutils; that solved the lsusb
problem;

(-we have put 11.0 onto one of two computers, and started the install
by downloading the gnomeCD-); that leaves us short of what the DVD
holds;

so:

1. am I missing yet more useful files; (because I get the command not
   found to modprobe scanner)

and perhaps

2. a recommended way to download now what a full DVD install has; to
   save stumbling on missing files, and then downloading intermittently

Hi
You might find it useful to run the man <name of command> first to find
out what it does? locate or which <name of command> will help locate it

malcolml@kermit-opensuse:~> which modprobe
which: no modprobe in
(/home/malcolml/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/X11R6/bin:/usr/games:/opt/kde3/bin:/usr/lib/jvm/jre/bin:/usr/lib/mit/bin:/usr/lib/mit/sbin:/usr/NX/bin

So it must be a system type command that can only be run by root
user…

malcolml@kermit-opensuse:~> sudo which modprobe
/sbin/modprobe
malcolml@kermit-opensuse:~> sudo /sbin/modprobe scanner
FATAL: Module scanner not found.

It appears the module ‘scanner’ doesn’t exist on my system (I’ve never
heard of the module ‘scanner’)

–
Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
openSUSE 11.0 x86 Kernel 2.6.25.11-0.1-default
up 4 days 5:16, 3 users, load average: 0.20, 0.28, 0.26
GPU GeForce 6600 TE/6200 TE - Driver Version: 173.14.12

[pdc_2]

thanks very much for this: very helpful

[user]

pdc 2 schrieb:
> as part of trying to check out a USB scanner, I tried the command :
> modprobe scanner in a terminal, and got the answer “Command not found”:

The modprobe command is a system command and resides in the directory
/sbin, which isn’t part of the search path of a regular user. But you
have to run it as superuser anyway, so become superuser in your
terminal by using the “su” command and then try the modprobe command
again.

> 1) am I missing yet more useful files; (because I get the command not
> found to modprobe scanner)

Certainly not. The modprobe command is present on your system, otherwise
it wouldn’t get very far, ie. you wouldn’T even be able to enter a
command.

HTH
T.

[giaslamo]

‘whereis -b’ will find a binary (-b for binary), whether it’s in root’s PATH or your user PATH.
‘type’ is also pretty useful, as it will tell you if a commmand is a binary, alias, bash builtin, etc.), but it only searches in your PATH - like ‘which’.