On Gentoo I get no message whether I "modprobe module" in terminal or in xterm. You could try setting $TERM and running modprobe, and see if modprobe is actually looking at that.
-todd On 9/29/05, Gus Wirth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've noticed that there is a difference in the behavior of modprobe when > running in a console vs running in an xterm. Specifically, messages that > are produced when running in a console are suppressed when running in a > xterm (or konsole for KDE, GNOME terminal for GNOME). > > My system is a Fedora Core 3 with a few updates, but I've seen this before. > I just tested it on Debian 3.3 (actually KnoppMyth) and the same thing > happens. > > My sample module is ppa, the parallel port driver for Zip drives. You don't > need a Zip drive to test this. When I do a: > > $ sudo /sbin/modprobe ppa > > in the console, I get a message: > > ppa: Version 2.07 (for Linux 2.4.x) > > but if I unload the module and then load it in an xterm I get no output. > Other load/unload orders and a reboot have no effect. I find this behavior > quite strange and I can't find an explanation for it without plunging into > the source code. > > Anyone have any insights into this? > > Gus > > > -- > [email protected] > http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list > -- -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
