enabling "module unloading" [solved]

n7down · Last edited by n7down on Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:47 pm; edited 2 times in total

hey i was just wondering if anyone else is having this problem but i searched the forums and i got nothing, i am currently reemerging my kernel to try to resolve issue.
Whenever I enable "modules unloading" in my kernel and boot to my box with the nvidia and alsa/oss modules for my sound it give an error that the alsa/oss is conflicting with my nvidia module (nvidia starts just fine). I would post the log but im having a hard time finding it...
Anyways when i enable all of my sound in the kernel, no problems booting but when do a

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Kurse · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:12 pm Post subject:

Have you tried re-emerging the alsa driver and the nvidia driver when you have module unloading activated in your kernel?

n7down · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:25 pm Post subject:

ohh im using a 2.6 kernel by the way so i just enable the alsa/oss in my kernel but ill try that and post the results.
thanks for the replay.

Kurse · Posted: Mon Sep 27, 2004 8:51 pm Post subject:

If you are building alsa into the kernel, just try re-emerging the nvidia driver while you have module unloading activated, and see if that might work.

n7down · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:42 pm Post subject:

i enable module unloading in my kernel and now when i do a

n7down · Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2004 1:46 pm Post subject:

yep that fixed it.
thanks.
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