output of lsmod after 'mount /zip' on a fresh reboot
~#lsmod
Module Size Used by
parport_pc 4980 1 (autoclean)
ppa 9040 0 (unused)
parport 7028 1 [parport_pc ppa]
ppp_deflate 40548 1 (autoclean)
ppp 18316 2 (autoclean) [ppp_deflate]
slhc 4328 1 (autoclean) [ppp]
3c59x 18856 1 (autoclean)
ip_masq_user 2312 0 (unused)
ip_masq_vdolive 1072 0 (unused)
ip_masq_raudio 2736 0 (unused)
ip_masq_quake 1092 0 (unused)
ip_masq_irc 1520 0 (unused)
ip_masq_ftp 2352 0
ip_masq_cuseeme 816 0 (unused)
then the cron removes the unused modules
here is proc/devices right after above
cat /proc/devices
Character devices:
1 mem
2 pty
3 ttyp
4 ttyS
5 cua
7 vcs
10 misc
21 sg
29 fb
Block devices:
2 fd
3 ide0
8 sd
22 ide1
and here it is after unloading of the modules
cat /proc/devices
Character devices:
1 mem
2 pty
3 ttyp
4 ttyS
5 cua
7 vcs
10 misc
21 sg
29 fb
Block devices:
2 fd
3 ide0
8 sd
22 ide1
Greg Zornetzer wrote:
>
> On Wed, 24 Mar 1999, Cody Pisto wrote:
>
> > I seem to be having a problem with kmod. I compiled the ppa driver
> > as a module (parallel port zip drive) and accompanying parallel port
> > drivers as modules. I added "alias block-major-8 ppa" and "alias
> > parport_lowlevel parport_pc" to /etc/conf.modules.
> > This works as it should the first time I use the zip drive. 'mount /zip'
> > causes kmod to call modprobe and load the respective modules. When im
> Okay, good. Can we see the output of /sbin/lsmod here, and /proc/devices?
>
> > done using the drive I 'umount /zip', some time later, again as it
> > should, kmod unloads the modules. This is where my problem begins.
> Whoa, hold on - kmod does not get involved in module removal (since about
> 2.1.10x) - check Documentation/kmod.txt - if you're not running something
> in the background like the appropriate cron job, you're not removing
> modules.
>
> Anyway, can we also get the output of /sbin/lsmod here, and the output of
> cat /proc/devices
>
> > 'mount /zip' instead of causing kmod to load the modules, produces
> > "mount: /dev/sda4 is not a valid block device". 'lsmod' proves that the
> > modules have not been loaded. 'modprobe ppa' does as expected and loads
> > the correct modules, 'mount /zip' works. I can not get kmod to
> > automatically handle the ppa module and dependencies, until I reboot. It
> > works once then not again. I honestly have no clue what could cause
> > this. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Looking at the setup of my machine, I think I may see the problem -
> block-major-8 is the scsi-disk device. If you have unloaded ppa, but have
> not unloaded sd, then I could see this problem arising.
>
> I have a couple of ideas of approaches to fixing the problem, but I'd like
> to hear what the output requested above looks like.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Greg Zornetzer - gaz+@andrew.cmu.edu
> "Light shines brightest in the darkest night"
> http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~gaz
>
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