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I have inserted my network driver module (netdrv.ko). When I try to remove the module using rmmod, it is displaying "killed". When I checked with lsmod, the module is not ...
- 04-11-2011 #1Just Joined!
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Problem in removing network driver module
I have inserted my network driver module (netdrv.ko). When I try to remove the module using rmmod, it is displaying "killed". When I checked with lsmod, the module is not removed. So, I tried rmmod again, thereby its displaying
"ERROR: Removing 'netdrv': Device or resource busy"
I also tried modprobe command(modprobe -rf netdrv). The message shown is
FATAL: Module netdrv not found.
How can I remove the module without restarting.
- 04-13-2011 #2Linux Guru
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Since you probably didn't terminate all network services that this module was providing before it was removed, it won't actually be removed (unlinked) until you either shut down all those services/activities, or reboot the system. It is tricky to remove a loaded module. You may unload it, but as you see, it may only be physically removed from the modules directory, but still be in memory and in use.
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