RE: [SLE] linux modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting sonypi

On Tuesday, November 01, 2005 @ 4:20 AM, Hans-Werner Hilse wrote:

Hi,

On Tue, 1 Nov 2005 03:46:48 -0900 "Greg Wallace" wrote:

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I'm getting this error in the log file on a regular basis --

linux modprobe: FATAL: Error inserting sonypi(lib/modules/2.6.11.4-29.9-default/kernel/drivers/char/sonypi.k0): No such device [...] He seemed to be saying that that was the solution. In my modprobe.conf, I have two entries referencing sonypi (though not sonypi.so). They are

alias char-major-10-250 sonypi options sonypi minor=250

Should I comment out these two lines? Is it really that simple?

Probably it then will start complaining about a missing "char-major-10-250" module - if all this is caused by the kernel's auto module loading feature. But there's nothing wrong with just trying it out...

But I have no idea what can cause this as c-10-250 is reserved for "private use" (see kernel/Documentation/devices.txt).

You didn't tell us anything about your hardware - you're pretty sure there's no PI made by sony in your computer? It probably isn't if it's not a notebook, though...

-hwh

Thanks for the input. As far as my hardware, I'm running a desktop Dell Optiplex GX260 with a Samsung CD read write / DVD reader device. The monitor is also a Dell. That's all of the devices I have (other than the floppy, which I think it's safe to say isn't a Sony). I do have a couple of USB hard drive devices, but they're definitely not Sony. What the heck. I'm going to try commenting out those Sony refernces in modprobe.conf and see what happens. Hopefully it won't screw things up in some significant way (Such as causing KDE not to start up, forcing me into console mode. I'm not too fond of vi. What can I say?). Greg Wallace