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anton
04-12-2002, 07:19 AM
Hello,
when I was re-compiling my kernel I couldn't get my SMC net card ( SMC1211TX EZCard 10/100 (RealTek RTL8139) ) and SB Live! Platinum sound card to work ... so in both I installed every module there was ... and they started to work :)
now I need to get rid of modules that I don't need ...
could someone help me please :)
thx
Well I'm pretty sure your net card uses rtl1839.o and your sound card uses sb.o (if you'rte not try 'lsmod'. Other than that, the modules are kept in '/lib/modules/<kernel version>/'. Just don't be too ruthless or things might stop working!
anton
04-12-2002, 07:35 AM
what rtl1839 corresponds in kernel configuration ? :)
and sb ?...
I'm trying to reconfigure kernel, not just get rid of modules :)
oh .. here's my lsmod
Module Size Used by
NVdriver 945488 10
ide-scsi 7600 0
tuner 8128 1 (autoclean)
msp3400 14144 1 (autoclean)
bttv 60496 0
videodev 4672 3 [bttv]
8139too 13904 1
mii 1120 0 [8139too]
emu10k1 55600 2
ac97_codec 9696 0 [emu10k1]
sound 54432 0 [emu10k1]
soundcore 3600 7 [emu10k1 sound]
lp 5968 0 (unused)
ide-cd 26608 0 (autoclean)
Hmm - [thinks]
RTL8139: Network devices / 10/100 / Realtek 8189 (or something that metions that)
SB: sound / soundblaster support
Something like that - sorry I can't give exact names - I'm on windows at school at the moment so this is all from my schocking memory!
anton
04-12-2002, 09:11 AM
ok ... about network card ... that was kind of stupid of me :)
thx :)
but in sound , I tried enabling only Create SBLive! and also tried OSS Modules, SB Compatibles ...
neither worked :(
anton
04-12-2002, 09:41 AM
Ok, net did work :)
on sound I'm down to this :) :
Creative SBLive!(EMU10k1)
Creative SBLive! MIDI
all of ESS
OSS Sound modules
100% SB Compatibl...
AWE32 Synth
which ones I don't need ? :)
mdwatts
04-12-2002, 10:59 AM
Those extra modules you enabled while compiling the kernel should not impact your system in any way. They just take up a little disk space and will not be loaded since you do not have the supporting hardware.
If you really need to rid your system of those modules, then I guess the safest way (instead of just deleting them from /lib/modules/<kernel version>/etc...) would be to
make xconfig/menuconfig
deselect those modules
make modules
make modules_install
That should work though if someone else thinks not, please correct me.