Re: [newbie] module removal

2004-10-26 Thread Derek Jennings
On Tuesday 26 October 2004 05:57, Dobrescu Mihai wrote: Hello, I've installed the 10.1 Community and I tried to install nVidia driver. It displays a warning about incompatibility with rivafb driver module (the kernel is set to run with). I don't have a Riva. How could I remove the rivafb

Re: [newbie] module removal

2004-10-26 Thread Dobrescu Mihai
Thanks! I'll do it this evening. But my question still remains: How could I remove/un-set a module (let say 'rivafb')? I don't want to rebuild the kernel... And another one: How could I recompile a kernel with the same settings as other? (if I have a new (minor) version and I want to keep -

Re: [newbie] module removal

2004-10-26 Thread Raffaele BELARDI
Dobrescu Mihai wrote: How could I remove/un-set a module (let say 'rivafb')? I don't want to rebuild the kernel... As root, from a terminal window: # rmmod module name To see the currently loaded modules: # lsmod For more info: # man rmmod raffaele

Re: [newbie] module removal

2004-10-26 Thread Dobrescu Mihai
I've tried this all the last evening. I have got no feed-back and the module wasn't removed. No modprobe changes even. I run an 10.1C. I am a newbie and I don't know how to find the reason (in a log or somewhere else?). --- Raffaele BELARDI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dobrescu Mihai wrote:

Re: [newbie] module removal

2004-10-26 Thread Raffaele BELARDI
Dobrescu Mihai wrote: I've tried this all the last evening. I have got no feed-back and the module wasn't removed. No modprobe changes even. I run an 10.1C. What does lsmod report? raffaele Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft?

Re: [newbie] module removal

2004-10-26 Thread Dobrescu Mihai
I am not sure... I coudn't test right now. But yesterday no message was displayed. --- Raffaele BELARDI [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dobrescu Mihai wrote: I've tried this all the last evening. I have got no feed-back and the module wasn't removed. No modprobe changes even. I run an 10.1C.

Re: [newbie] module removal

2004-10-26 Thread Greg Meyer
On Tuesday 26 October 2004 06:03 am, Dobrescu Mihai wrote: I've tried this all the last evening. I have got no feed-back and the module wasn't removed. No modprobe changes even. I run an 10.1C. rivafb is not loaded if you don't have the card, you are just getting a warning that if you do

Re: [newbie] module removal

2004-10-26 Thread Dobrescu Mihai
Dear Sir, I understand that the rivafb is not loaded. I just want to learn how to remove a module I don't need and I took this example. --- Greg Meyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tuesday 26 October 2004 06:03 am, Dobrescu Mihai wrote: I've tried this all the last evening. I have got no

[newbie] module removal

2004-10-25 Thread Dobrescu Mihai
Hello, I've installed the 10.1 Community and I tried to install nVidia driver. It displays a warning about incompatibility with rivafb driver module (the kernel is set to run with). I don't have a Riva. How could I remove the rivafb module from the kernel? Thanks, Mike = Best Regards,