- what Linux distribution?
- how did you install the kernel (compiled yourself, installed from a binary package, ...)?
- how do you know modules are not loaded?
Generally you either compile the modules into the kernel, or as modules. If they're compiled as (separate) modules, they need to be loaded specifically. Use
Code:
modprobe modulename
as root to manually load a module called
modulename. You can also configure this to be automatic with the modules configuration file(s) under /etc.