modprobe -r module doesn't work on FC8
Rick Stevens
rstevens at internap.com
Thu Feb 21 00:45:48 UTC 2008
On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 15:54 -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Tom Poe wrote:
> > What command(s) to use to remove and install modules on FC8? here's the
> > quote I'm trying to understand:
> > "The webcam audio interface must be initialised before the video
> > interface. Linux will by default initialise the video interface first,
> > so you need to remove the uvcvideo.ko module from the /lib/modules
> > subdirectory where it gets loaded automatically, and load it manually
> > after plugging the webcam."
> >
> I usually use rmmod, but I think it uses the same mechanism, so I would
> expect the same result.
Look at "lsmod" and verify that uvcvideo has a "use count" of 0, or you
won't be able to "rmmod" or "modprobe -r" it. Modules can only be
removed if they aren't in use by another module.
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