"Device or resource busy" when it isn't

Bob McElrath (mcelrath@draal.physics.wisc.edu)
Tue, 8 Dec 1998 12:27:12 -0600 (EST)


I'm getting the message:

(0)<root@draal:/etc/rc.d> insmod sb io=0x220 irq=5 dma=1
/lib/modules/2.1.131/misc/sb.o: init_module: Device or resource busy

when I insmod sound drivers. This popped up all of a sudden (they used to
work). No change in configuration has been made to the sound card. I can
verify that the IO, IRQ, and DMA are not in use:

(0)<root@draal:/etc/rc.d> cat /proc/ioports
0060-006f : keyboard
0070-007f : timer
02f8-02ff : serial(auto)
03c0-03df : vga+
03f8-03ff : serial(auto)
8000-8003 : BusLogic BT-958
8800-881f : 3c905B Cyclone 100baseTx

(0)<root@draal:/etc/rc.d> cat /proc/interrupts
1: 2129 keyboard
4: 3084 +serial
8: 425064 timer
16: 9400 BusLogic BT-958
17: 7506 eth0

(0)<root@draal:/etc/rc.d> cat /proc/dma
4: cascade

This appeared in the 2.1.129 kernel, and I've also checked that it appears
in 2.1.131. Any clues as to why this would suddenly appear?

-- Bob

Bob McElrath (mcelrath@draal.physics.wisc.edu) Univ. of Wisconsin at Madison

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