Re: insmod plip/sb: Device or resource busy?

[Zacarias ecumberri Sanchez zacals]

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> From:Richard Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date:Tue, 6 Jun 2000 20:16:21 +0000
> For:"Zacarias ecumberri Sanchez zacals" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> CC:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:Re: insmod plip/sb: Device or resource busy?
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> On Tue, 06 Jun 2000,  Zacarias ecumberri Sanchez zacals wrote
> about,  insmod plip/sb: Device or resource busy?:
>> I cannot manage to use sb nor plip.
>> The PLIP-minihowto is outdated, Modules-Howto doesn't tell other
>> that compiling issues and at USENET I don't find an answer.
>> when doing:
>>   insmod plip
>>   plip.o:Device or resouce busy
>
> This is possably because you have a printer module loaded and that
> module or kernel option is using irq7 io/3f8 which i belive is the
> default for both printer and plip module unless you tell insmod or
> modprobe via "options" where to load a driver.
> 
Nope, that's not, I've _read_ the PLIP-Howto, and it deals that issue
but it's not the reason for my problem.

> AFAIK the plip HOWTO covers the subject well, it even gives you the
> needed data to make your own cable, + the fact it tells you what to
> do if you need to compile a kernel.
> 
I don't retract from what I told, the PLIP-miniHOWTO is outdated, I
had to look into NET3-HOWTO to find the solution (dated 1998 IIRC).

>> However using sndconfig, netconf works(or whatever the names of
>> the utils are).
>
> Just what are you asking, the things you mention have nothing to do
> with each other.
>
They really HAVE TO DO. They are the same error, loading two kernel
modules with a 2.2 kernel. These errors are not shown when
using kernel 2.0.
And then, if it affects several modules, why is not covered by the
Modules-HOWTO?, although I'm not sure if it should address this as it
may be specific to the SB and PLIP modules. Here I may say this's
kept up to date.
Anyhow the absence of information on the PLIP-miniHOWTO is a REAL
FLAW.
>> That is not a real solution, I want to hand tune my config files.
>> What should I read about that new beaviour of the kernel?
> 
> You can "hand tune" any file anywhere on a linux system as the
> system admistrator. I think you really need to read the PLIP howto
> again.
Yes I did before the post ;) and also NET3-HOWTO. Thanks.
> I am not being sarcastic by that comment, most of the time the
> answer you want is in the file one has read, its just a not witten
> as; This is your answer. Do this do that.
> A howto is a complete document or should be, it does explain what
> and howto do it, its just that the writer of that document thinks
> you should know what he means.
> 
This is not the case.

FAILED(kernel 2.2)
  parport.o gets installed.
RECENTLY: I've found that I was missing the
"kernel2.2.root/proc/parport/0#echo 7 >irq" command so that all
works.
  proc/interrupts:NOT shown 7irq usage.
  proc/devices:NOT shown parport.
  proc/ioports:SHOWN serial(auto) at both usual 3f8-2f8, but NOT
   parport
  kernel2.2.root/dev#cat parport0
  ....parport0: Device not present (or the like)
  kernel2.2.root#insmod plip
  ....init_module:Device or resource busy.
RECENTLY: This doesn't work yet.
  kernel2.2.root#insmod sb (w/ all the usual options)
  ....init_module:Device or resource busy.
  kernel2.2.root#sndconf
  [here I manage to get my sb configured, THIS is the kind of
   configuration I don't want]
OK(kernel 2.0)
  kernel2.0.root#insmod plip
  NET3 PLIP version 2.2 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
  plip1: Parallel port at 0x378, using assigned IRQ 7.
  insmod low-sound...(or whatever)
  ok
  insmod sb io=0x220,....(or whatever)
  mikmod kool.mod
  (AND WORKING)

I cannot know how the config interfaces (sndconfig, netconf,...)
configure my Linux-box, and BTW they do that configuration at a
level that HOWTOs don't describe (I think they insert onboot
instructions in the init.d,rc.d,rc.* files).
Please help!

SUMMARY:
I have to get kernel 2.2.x SB MODULE WORKING (now PLIP works).
Kernel 2.0 didn't show problems whereas kernel 2.2 did with usual
configuration steps (for SB and PLIP).
DOES ANYONE ELSE KNOW SIMILAR PROBLEMS W/OTHER MODULES?

Zacarias Lecumberri
> 
>> Thanks.
...again.
> 
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