Re: X & modprobe gone wild

[Carey Evans <c.evans@clear.net.nz>]

Rick Hawkins <rhawkins@iastate.edu> writes:

[snip]

> Jul  8 14:45:09 eyry modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-6
> Jul  8 14:46:30 eyry modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-6

The char device with major number 6 if the printer.  Do you have one?
(See /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt.)

>  1336  ?  S      0:00 modprobe -k -s char-major-6 
>  1337  ?  S      0:00 sh -c echo /lib/modules/boot/lp.o /lib/modules/boot/lp.o

What are the parents of these processes?  (ps axf)

[snip]

> The system is clsoe to unusable; how do i recover?

Try disabling the printer in conf.modules (alias char-major-6 off).
This is *not* a good permanent solution.

-- 
		   Carey Evans  <*>  c.evans@clear.net.nz

"these are not inherent flaws in the operating system -- they don't happen by
 accident.  They are the result of deliberate and well-thought-out efforts."


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