How to load linux driver module in java

Question

Hi
I am currently trying to load a Linux driver module dynamically from java to enable some kind of wireless communication using the System.load() method. But unfortunately, the module is a .ko file rather than a dynamic loadable library .so file in Linux, So that when I try to load this module, I get an error:
Can't load IA 32-bit .so on a IA 32-bit platform
at java.lang.ClassLoader$NativeLibrary.load(Native Method)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary0(ClassLoader.java:1751)
at java.lang.ClassLoader.loadLibrary(ClassLoader.java:1647)
at java.lang.Runtime.load0(Runtime.java:769)
at java.lang.System.load(System.java:968)
at test.main(test.java:10)
I wonder if this error is caused purely by the type of file or there might be some other reasons? It seems that all the linux drivers are .ko files, can any one help me to figure out a way of loading such linux drivers?
Thank you
Song

Answer 1

Can any one give me some hint?
I am thinking about one possible solution: write a c program to load this module, then compile the c program to be a shared object library, and use jni to load this shared object library.
Does this work?
Thank you