>>>>> "Colin" == Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>> [23:32:47 /tmp]$ wc /var/log/syslog -l 1316 /var/log/syslog >> [23:32:50 /tmp]$ grep "modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-6" >> /var/log/syslog | wc -l 214 [23:32:53 /tmp]$ Shaul> Why 15% of my syslog is filled with the error message about Shaul> that module? What does it do? Colin> char-major-6 is an alias for the set of kernel character Colin> devices on major number 6; Colin> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt says that this is Colin> parallel printer support, so presumably you've got a printer Colin> daemon installed or something. Shaul> I am using a kernel-image as is and have not compiled Shaul> anything. Why is it all of a sudden gives me messages about it? Shaul> Is it a bug in some package? How can I fix it? Colin> That kernel-image package *does* have parallel printer support Colin> enabled as a module. Have you modified anything in Colin> /etc/modutils/ in any way? I don't think so. Rather, the lp module is loaded at boot time, as it is listed in /etc/modules. That would be the place to check for modifications, and the boot script that reads it which is /etc/init.d/modutils. If Shaul wants the driver loaded the non-Debian way, on demand, he needs to add this line to /etc/modutils/aliases: alias char-major-6 lp then run update-modules. -- Ian Zimmerman, Oakland, California, U.S.A. In his own soul a man bears the source from which he draws all his sorrows and his joys. Sophocles.
