Re: why can't I remove a kernel module (or: what uses a given module)?

From: Andreas Schwab
Date: Sun Dec 03 2006 - 06:35:22 EST

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Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> What was using the module in the first scenario (I couldn't remove the
> module)?

Check lsmod for modules depending on this one.

Andreas.

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