On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 05:22:08PM +0000, Richard Ibbotson wrote: > Keith > > > Your kernel creates all the directories in /proc. If the irda.o > > module is not loaded then the directory won't be there. If irda is > > statically compiled into the kernel then the irda directory will > > always be there. I suggest running lsmod, and making sure the irda > > module is mentioned. If not insmod it. If your 100% sure you have > > irda all setup in the kernel and the module is loaded, try > > upgrading to a newer 2.4 series kernel. > > > lsmod shows that the module is not loaded and modprobe irda.o says > that it can't locate the module. So, looks like a kernel recompile. > Something that I really didn't want to have to do. > > <depression><doom_and_gloom> Before you get underway, did you run 'modprobe irda.o' or 'modprobe irda'? I realise it's a small distinction, but modprobe doesn't look for modules by file name, so 'modprobe irda.o' won't work. Try 'modprobe irda' HTH & HAND, -- Mike Alborn <malborn@odoitau.dyn.dhs.org> # pgp keyid: C36DC30B # http://odoitau.dyn.dhs.org Humor in the Court: Q. And who is this person you are speaking of? A. My ex-widow said it.
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