Tried it and it worked like a charm.
Thanks for the reply.
Now if I can only get my desktop going...
Tom.
Miark wrote:
> Tom,
>
> These refer to USB ports (180) and serial ports (4). I know
> this happens if you've got them disabled in your BIOS, as I
> have. If you don't need the ports, then add the following
> lines to /etc/modules.conf as root:
>
> alias char-major-180 off
> alias char-major-4 off
>
> Miark
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Cada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 9:16 AM
> Subject: [newbie] Desktop
>
> > I have installed LM 8.0 on my system. Everything seems ok
> except for the
> > following:
> >
> > 1. When I boot, and after the logon prompt is displayed,
> a bunch of
> > messages appear stating
> >
> > modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-4 and
> >
> > modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-180.
> >
> > 2. During the install and in any subsequent upgrades, the
> installation
> > process would stall loading a program for some 15 to 30
> seconds (or
> > more) and then carry on. A group of programs would load
> from the CD and
> > then it would stall in the middle of a load, and then
> continue. It
> > caused the program install process to take about 3 hours.
> >
> > 3. My desktop has disappeared. It initially happened when
> running KDE
> > as root. All the icons and panel were loading properly.
> Then when
> > re-starting KDE, it started up with the initialization
> screen (the KDE
> > logo) being displayed. Once the initialization finished,
> there was no
> > panel, or icons but the mouse pointer was shown. The
> screen did not
> > display any menus when clicked on by the right and left
> mouse buttons. I
> > started using another user, and KDE was working properly.
> Then it
> > stopped working for that user too.
> >
> > I notice that the startup messages for KDE are displayed
> at the bottom
> > of the logo with the last one being "Loading the Desktop"
> and then
> > skipping to the end stating "KDE is up and running". Well
> it aint.
> >
> > Any assistance would be most welcome... Tom.
> >
> >
