Re: [gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-07 Thread James Wall
On Saturday 06 December 2008 15:21:59 Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:53:46 +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > > ath_pci 196472 0 > > > > > > So I am sending this over my wireless connection without using the > > > wireless module. If the 0 means it is truly unused, I

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 21:53:46 +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > ath_pci 196472 0 > > > > So I am sending this over my wireless connection without using the > > wireless module. If the 0 means it is truly unused, I could rmmod > > it and not notice any difference. > > Why don't

[gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-06 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:51:02 +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: Not true. Anything with a 0 is not used by another module. That's not the same as not used. ath_pci 196472 0 So I am sending this over my wireless connection without using the wireless module.

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-06 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:51:02 +0200, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > Not true. Anything with a 0 is not used by another module. That's not > > the same as not used. > ath_pci 196472 0 So I am sending this over my wireless connection without using the wireless module. If the 0 mean

[gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-06 Thread Patric Schmitz
On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:51:02 +0200 Nikos Chantziaras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 22:32:23 +0100, Sebastian Günther wrote: > > > >> The third column of lsmod is headed with Used by and consists of a > >> number and a list of modules which use it. > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-06 Thread Patric Schmitz
On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:51:02 +0200 Nikos Chantziaras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 22:32:23 +0100, Sebastian Günther wrote: > > > >> The third column of lsmod is headed with Used by and consists of a > >> number and a list of modules which use it. > >>

[gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-06 Thread Harry Putnam
Harry Putnam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I see something in lsmod that really is confusing: > lsmod > Module Size Used by > [...] > ipv6 220812 16 > [...] > > And I have ipv6 set negative (-ipv6) in /make.conf > So very unlikely anything but other

[gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-06 Thread Harry Putnam
»Q« <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I see the same kind of thing, using alsa instead of oss. But Whatever > the 0's mean, the output of lsmod won't be enough to help the OP, who > really wants to be able to tell what modules are *needed*. > > $ lsmod | grep iwl > iwl4965 185000 0 > m

[gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-06 Thread Harry Putnam
"Paul Hartman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [ ... ] (good input, thanks posters) Paul wrote: > Yes, I think the only real solution is to remove things and see what > breaks. So is there consensus here that Pauls' comment above is right? »Q« choose the example of his wireless module > I see

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-05 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:09 PM, »Q« <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:51:02 +0200 > Nikos Chantziaras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Neil Bothwick wrote: >> > On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 22:32:23 +0100, Sebastian Günther wrote: >> > >> >> The third column of lsmod is headed with Used by a

[gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-05 Thread »Q«
On Sat, 06 Dec 2008 02:51:02 +0200 Nikos Chantziaras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 22:32:23 +0100, Sebastian Günther wrote: > > > >> The third column of lsmod is headed with Used by and consists of a > >> number and a list of modules which use it. > >>

Re: [gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-05 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Nikos Chantziaras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Neil Bothwick wrote: >> >> On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 22:32:23 +0100, Sebastian Günther wrote: >> >>> The third column of lsmod is headed with Used by and consists of a number >>> and a list of modules which use it. >>> >>> Ever

[gentoo-user] Re: modules in use

2008-12-05 Thread Nikos Chantziaras
Neil Bothwick wrote: On Fri, 5 Dec 2008 22:32:23 +0100, Sebastian Günther wrote: The third column of lsmod is headed with Used by and consists of a number and a list of modules which use it. Everything with a 0 is not used. Not true. Anything with a 0 is not used by another module. That's n