Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Mmmm... > > Can somebody tell me what this means... > > >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fri Oct 15 00:40:08 1999 > >Envelope-to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Received: from root by WEASEL with local (Exim 3.03 #1 (Debian)) > > id 11c1y8-0000j6-00 > > for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:40:04 -0700 > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Cron Daemon) > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Cron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> test -f /proc/modules && /sbin/rmmod -a > >X-Cron-Env: <SHELL=/bin/sh> > >X-Cron-Env: <HOME=/root> > >X-Cron-Env: <PATH=/usr/bin:/bin> > >X-Cron-Env: <LOGNAME=root> > >Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 00:40:05 -0700 > >Status: RO > >Content-Length: 45 > >Lines: 2 > > >rmmod: QM_MODULES: Function not implemented > > It was generated by the cron.daliy entry 'modutils': > > */20 * * * * root test -f /proc/modules && /sbin/rmmod -a > > ...after I upgraded to potato I began receving this message in my > mailbox precisely every 20 min. But, I have no idea what it is > trying to tell me.
The cron job: I think 2.2.x kernels no longer remove modules after one minute as the 2.0.x kernels did, but a cron job pops up and looks through /proc/modules to see what to remove. The error message: I've seen this one, but I can't remember exactly what it means. However, I got it when I was playing around with the sound modules. Most likely, I did a modprobe which partly failed but didn't roll back correctly (which I think it's meant to). Once I'd figured out the right modules to load, I didn't see it again. You can perhaps check if this is right by trying yourself to rmmod any module that has a zero usage count and no dependents. But IIRC I cleared the problem by rebooting to give me a clean kernel. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.