Re: bash: modprobe: command not found

From: Lenard (lenard_at_127.0.0.1)
Date: 10/26/03 

Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 12:09:15 GMT

On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 11:43:47 +0000, Buggs Bunny typed:

> I'm tyring to install my sound card drivers. Ive followed the
> instructions on the alsa site
> http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/template.php?company=Midiman&card=Delta+DiO+2496&chip=Envy24&module=ice1712
> but am having problems with the modprobe bit.
> [root@cpc1-duns1-5-0-cust50 sbin]# modprobe snd-ice1712 bash: modprobe:
> command not found Ive done a 'find files' and modprobe is in the sbin
> dir so wht cant I use it from the terminal?

Did you become root with 'su' or 'su -', if the prior (su) then you
inherited the normal users path configuration and the /sbin directory may
not be part of the user's path, use /sbin/modprobe 

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