Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:34:56 -0700 From: Orion Hodson <orion@FreeBSD.ORG> To: Bill Schoolcraft <bill@wiliweld.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [sound] linker_file_sysinit "snd_pcm.ko" failed to register! 17 Message-ID: <200209262234.g8QMYucV091380@puma.icir.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0209260959150.26687-100000@corten8>
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Bill Schoolcraft writes: > In looking for references for the error: > > linker_file_sysinit "snd_pcm.ko" failed to register! 17 > > I don't find much, I did a kldstat and that produced: > > 1 5 0xc0100000 420668 kernel > 2 1 0xc135b000 7000 linprocfs.ko > 3 1 0xc13d1000 3000 daemon_saver.ko > 4 1 0xc13d6000 14000 linux.ko > 6 1 0xc1509000 14000 snd_pcm.ko > > So thank gawd the module is there, just wondering if I'm missing > anything. I was reading that in some cases you would add > something like this to /boot/loader.conf > > maestro3_load="YES" If you have sound compiled into the kernel you cannot dynamically load other drivers since they attempt to pull in the pcm module but this fails because it already exists in the kernel. This isn't really a problem except for the few sound drivers that exist as loadable modules only, eg maestro3 and aureal chipsets spring to mind. cheers - Orion To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the messagehelp
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