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julcar:
I've just compiled the drivers for my Realtek RTL8723DE wireless network card from the sources at https://github.com/smlinux/rtl8723de, now on my /home/tc/8723de/ folder I have a file called 8723de.ko, as Windows User I can guess this type of file is similar to the *.sys files for windows drivers, o am I wrong?

I have persistent folders home and opt, I would like to add a command to bootlocal.sh to symlink at every boot the 8723de.ko file to /lib/modules/4.14.10-tinycore/kernel/drivers/net/wireless, but I don't know if this is enough or if I would need other changes to every boot.

In this laptop I don't have internet connection, so every extension must be downloaded from another pc and copied to/from a usb stick

curaga:
A symlink there is not needed, you can modprobe with the full path. "modprobe /home/tc/somedir/8273de.ko" in bootlocal.sh.

julcar:
Added that but the lsmod command doesn't show the driver loaded

Rich:
Hi julcar
If you execute from the command line:

--- Code: ---sudo modprobe /home/tc/somedir/8273de.ko
--- End code ---
do you receive any error messages?

julcar:
module /home/tc/somedir/8723de.ko not found in modules.dep

Seems that the modules.dep contains all of the modules available on the filesystem, i tried adding to bootlocal.sh

echo /home/tc/rtl8723de/8723de.ko >> /lib/modules/4.14.10-tinycore/modules.dep

before the modprobe line, but after rebooting the lsmod still doesn't show the module as loaded, however the line is in fact added to modules.dep, and of course the command modprobe also shows the same result as above

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