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Re: [LUG] modprobe....



On 26-Nov-2001 at 15:21:18 Jon Still wrote:
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001, Neil Stone wrote:
>> modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-81-1
>> modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-4
>> modprobe: Can't locate module net-pf-5
> 
> I think this is to do with the compression modules for PPP.  Nothing to 
> worry about AFAIK.
> 
Agreed that I don't think its anything to worry about. However 'pf-4' and 5
I think refer to some obscure networking items - something like X25 (!) or
such. If you trawl through the kernel networking files (include file I
think) you'll find a list of what the net-pf ones are. Likewise it is
possible to find out what the char-major ones are - probably under the mknod
code somewhere. Sorry, it vague, busy at the moment.

Alternative, as I do, is simply put in /etc/modules.conf things like:
  alias net-pf-4 off

It stops the messages appearing in messages (or wherever).


John.

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