Shaul Karl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >[23:32:47 /tmp]$ wc /var/log/syslog -l > 1316 /var/log/syslog >[23:32:50 /tmp]$ grep "modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-6" >/var/log/syslog | wc -l > 214 >[23:32:53 /tmp]$ > >Why 15% of my syslog is filled with the error message about that >module? What does it do?
char-major-6 is an alias for the set of kernel character devices on major number 6; /usr/src/linux/Documentation/devices.txt says that this is parallel printer support, so presumably you've got a printer daemon installed or something. >I am using a kernel-image as is and have not compiled anything. Why is >it all of a sudden gives me messages about it? Is it a bug in some >package? How can I fix it? That kernel-image package *does* have parallel printer support enabled as a module. Have you modified anything in /etc/modutils/ in any way? -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
