On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, Richard Adams wrote:
> On Sun, 09 Jul 2000, Tony Schonfeld wrote about, Re: PLIP and kernel 2.2.10:
> >
> >
> > Hello Richard
> >
> > I don't understand the problem:
>
> The problem is quite easy, you have the "lp" module loaded so PLIP CANNOT
> get loaded.
Oooops !
>
> >
> >
> > Module Size Used by
> > lp 4196 0 (autoclean) (unused)
> > parport 6588 0 (autoclean) [lp]
>
> How can you load plip if lp is loaded, ?? i am have seen from what you have
> written that your problem lies in /etc/conf.modules.
>
Yes 'lp' was compile just after first trouble and not remove after
rewriting my module setup.
> >
> > f5git-1:/home/tony# modprobe plip
> > /lib/modules/2.2.12/net/plip.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
> > parport: Device or resource busy
>
> Exachtly, lp is loaded so modprobe plip WILL say that.
>
> Its your configuration whcih is at fault.
>
lp is automaticly load with parport when a call the modprobe plip
and the conflict between lp and plip say this error message :-)
> >
> >
> > Jul 9 21:25:05 f5git-1 modprobe: can't locate module parport_lowlevel
> > Jul 9 21:25:05 f5git-1 kernel: plip: no devices registered
>
> Quite.......
>
>
> > f5git-1:/home/tony#
> >
> >
> > No problem on my notebook with a 2.0.36 kernel
>
> 2.0.36 was/is a completly different setup.
>
> >
> > 73'Tony
>
>
> --
> Regards Richard
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://people.zeelandnet.nl/pa3gcu/
>
>
Thank you Richard
Tony
Last word after removing lp module:
f5git-1:/home/tony# modprobe plip
/lib/modules/2.2.12/net/plip.o: init_module: Device or resource busy
f5git-1:/home/tony#
Jul 9 22:13:36 f5git-1 modprobe: can't locate module char-major-6
Jul 9 22:13:43 f5git-1 modprobe: can't locate module parport_lowlevel
Jul 9 22:13:43 f5git-1 kernel: plip: no devices registered
f5git-1:/home/tony#
I go to bed now hi !
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