Lee,
Sorry I can't be more helpful. (I did respond because no one else had,
so far.)
gz is the extension for a gzipped file, so presumably something has to
extract it. I would have guessed that insmod knew how to do that if the
install procedure passed a file with a .gz to insmod, but I don't know.
Good luck,
Randy Kramer
Lee Nowey wrote:
> I think when I looked that file was there; but hell if i know if that
> means anything or not. Does it perhaps need to extract a file from
> that usb-ohci.o.gz?? Is that what the insmod command is attempting to
> do?
>
> When I get near that machine again I will do a "man insmod" and
> perhaps educate myself :-)
>
>
>
> In either case, thanks much for atleast a point in the right
> direction. Nobody has responded other than yourself. I get the jist
> of Linux, but some parts are still vastly a mystery to me.
>
> >From: Randy Kramer
> >To: Lee Nowey
> >CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [newbie] USB Trackball Optical
> >Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 13:42:14 -0400
> >
> >FWIW, insmod is one of the programs that deals with installable
> modules
> >for the kernel. Apparently the trackball you are using needs a
> module,
> >and hopefully, it is "usb-ohci.o.gz". (I'm a newbie to Linux also, I
> >just thought I'd try to translate some of the Linux-eze to english.)
> >
> >Hope this helps,
> >Randy Kramer
> >
> >Lee Nowey wrote:
> > >
> > > Have a Microsoft Tackball Optical, getting error when running
> > > mousedrake in
> > > Mandrake 8.0 (also got this during install of 8.0). Usb worked
> fine
> > > under
> > > 7.2, did clean install of 8.0, not upgrade.
> > >
> > > This is the error output after running mousedrake:
> > >
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/usb-ohci.o.gz
> init_module:
> > > No
> > > such device
> > >
> > > Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
> > > including
> > > invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> > >
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/usb-ohci.o.gz insmod
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/usb-ohci.o.gz failed
> > >
> > > /lib/modules/2.4.3-20mdk/kernel/drivers/usb/usb-ohci.o.gz failed
> > >
> > > I am not a complete computer retard, am an IT professional, but am
> > > fairly
> > > new to hardcore Linux use, so this error is like a foreign
> language to
> > > me.
> > > It may as well be in Arabic.
> > >
> > > Any of you experts give me a clue? I'v! e ! got none of my own.
> > > Nada...zip.
> > >
> > > I haven't tried a re-install, don't want to stomp on anything
> else,
> > > because
> > > everything else is running perfect.
> > >
> > > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> > >
> > >
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