Re: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-6 ?

[Shaul Karl <shaulk@israsrv.net.il>]

Isn't the following the root for my problem:

#
# Character devices
#
CONFIG_VT=y
CONFIG_VT_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_SERIAL=m
# CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED is not set
# CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS=y
CONFIG_UNIX98_PTY_COUNT=256
# CONFIG_PRINTER is not set
CONFIG_MOUSE=y

#
# Mice
#
[13:22:10 /tmp]$ 


Why was it made that way? Is it a bug?


> >>>>> "Colin" == Colin Watson <cjw44@flatline.org.uk> writes:
> 
> >> [23:32:47 /tmp]$ wc /var/log/syslog -l 1316 /var/log/syslog
> >> [23:32:50 /tmp]$ grep "modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-6"
> >> /var/log/syslog | wc -l 214 [23:32:53 /tmp]$
> 
> Shaul> Why 15% of my syslog is filled with the error message about
> Shaul> that module? What does it do?
> 
> Colin> char-major-6 is an alias for the set of kernel character
> Colin> devices on major number 6;
> Colin> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt says that this is
> Colin> parallel printer support, so presumably you've got a printer
> Colin> daemon installed or something.
> 
> Shaul> I am using a kernel-image as is and have not compiled
> Shaul> anything. Why is it all of a sudden gives me messages about it?
> Shaul> Is it a bug in some package? How can I fix it?
> 
> Colin> That kernel-image package *does* have parallel printer support
> Colin> enabled as a module. Have you modified anything in
> Colin> /etc/modutils/ in any way?
> 
> I don't think so.  Rather, the lp module is loaded at boot time, as it
> is listed in /etc/modules.  That would be the place to check for
> modifications, and the boot script that reads it which is
> /etc/init.d/modutils.
> 
> If Shaul wants the driver loaded the non-Debian way, on demand, he
> needs to add this line to /etc/modutils/aliases:
> 
> alias char-major-6 lp
> 
> then run update-modules.
> 
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	--  Shaul Karl <shaulk@israsrv.net.il>