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I'm using Slackware 8.0, with kernel 2.4.17.

My /var/log/syslog is full of

Jan 24 20:54:22 alpha modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
char-major-14

Is this familiar to anybody?  Know how to fix this?

thanks!

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On 21 Feb 2002 01:38:44 GMT, Adam Schuetze staggered into the Black Sun
and said:

Quote:> I'm using Slackware 8.0, with kernel 2.4.17.
> My /var/log/syslog is full of
> Jan 24 20:54:22 alpha modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> char-major-14
> Is this familiar to anybody?  Know how to fix this?

char-major-14 is assigned to the sound device, as documented in
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt .  Most people want sound on
their machines; I can only guess that you don't want it or don't have a
sound card in the machine.  To stifle these messages once and fro all,
add the following line to /etc/modules.conf :

alias char-major-14 off

and run depmod -a .  HTH,

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Quote:> On 21 Feb 2002 01:38:44 GMT, Adam Schuetze staggered into the Black Sun
> and said:
> > I'm using Slackware 8.0, with kernel 2.4.17.
> > My /var/log/syslog is full of
> > Jan 24 20:54:22 alpha modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module
> > char-major-14
> > Is this familiar to anybody?  Know how to fix this?

> char-major-14 is assigned to the sound device, as documented in
> /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt .  Most people want sound on
> their machines; I can only guess that you don't want it or don't have a
> sound card in the machine.  To stifle these messages once and fro all,
> add the following line to /etc/modules.conf :

> alias char-major-14 off

> and run depmod -a .  HTH,

Thanks for the help, and the pointer to devices.txt.

I found the relevant area in the doc, but I must admit my
knowledge on these details are scarce.  I will have to find a
devices primer or something.

The fix works, and you're correct I have no sound card (yet).

thanks again,

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Adam Schuetze, Mechanical Engineering Technologist

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Mechanical Engineering and Mathematics Student, University of Victoria, Canada
Currently on work term at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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