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How do I disable the “lp” kernel module permanently
How do I disable autoload of the lp kernel module?
What I've tried so far:
Try to disabel the module via blacklist
echo "blacklist lp">>/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
echo "blacklist ...
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How to unload a Windows driver?
I'm looking for a cmd-line solution to stop a Windows driver that I had installed manually.
The installing procedure was the following:
sc create MyDrv type= kernel start= demand binPath= ...
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How can grub pass any custom variable into system enviroment?
I want to identify which menu entry has been lauched in rc scripts.
So is it possible to pass any variable into my system via kernel argument?
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“64-bit mode not compiled in” error while compiling Linux kernel
I am building 2.6.18 from CentOS source code.
I'm at the last step to the build process in their instructions but seem to be getting an error that I can't understand.
Instructions I'm following:
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How many characters are in one line?
Hy guys.
I got a noob question, tried to look on the internet without success.
Look the following notice:
Linux kernel exceeds 15 million lines of code
Now, how many characters are in one line ? I ...
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Error message - kexts installed improperly
I have just gotten an error message for every single kext file there is.
The error message goes something along the lines of:
The system extension "file path" was installed improperly and cannot ...
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Where's windows kernel file?
What computer file contains windows kernel?
is it seen in task manager process list?
if not, why?
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unable to compile a kernel module
I tried to compile my first loadable kernel module and failed :(
Here is the error:
r@ubuntu:/$ sudo make -C /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build/ M=`pwd`
[sudo] password for r:
make: Entering directory ...
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Where do I look for Linux kernel module documentation?
Where do I look for Linux kernel module documentation?
For example, I've tried googling the module iwlagn, but I cannot find anything that tells me about available options. Where do I look?
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Linux 3.1.5 `arch_align_stack'
I'm compiling a custom Linux 3.1.5 kernel with grsecurity but I get an error at the end of sudo make:
MODPOST vmlinux.o
WARNING: modpost: Found 4919 section mismatch(es).
To see full details build ...
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What is and how to increase the maximum number of usb devices?
I'm wondering what is the maximum number of USB devices the Linux kernel can manage?
Does this depend on the root-Hub or something else, too?
Is there a way to increase this maximum number?
I need ...
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How can a linux kernel be so small?
An ordinary stable 3* kernel is about 70 mb now.
But there are little linux distributions of 30-10 mb with software and other stuff running out of the box.
How can the linux kernel be so small in ...
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Linux equivalent to Mac OS X's fs_usage
Is there a Linux equivalent to the Mac OS X command fs_usage? According to the man page it does the following: "report system calls and page faults related to filesystem activity in real-time".
I ...
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How to keep Linux running after hard drive removal?
I am working on an embedded Linux device with a USB hard drive. There is a swap file on this drive. The hard drive may be powered down at any moment before being powered back on few seconds later. ...
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Can't boot in to arch linux - '/sbin/init: Bad Exec Format' followed by kernel panic
I dual boot Windows 7 & Arch Linux. Arch was stable for a while, but then it stopped booting into Arch, saying '/sbin/init: bad exec format'. This is followed by a kernel panic.
I'm not really ...
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Tips for configure and recompile kernel of Virtual Machine
I am running 3 Virtual Machines under KVM in Ubuntu 11.10. I have read some info on how to optimize the kernel of the Host for Virtualization, that's ok for me, but I need to compile a custom kernel ...
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The functions of a kernel
Because of the popularity of Android, many people wonder about what a kernel is. When people install custom optimized kernels, as improvement or change in performance is not directly noticeable, they ...
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VMWare doesn't work on Fedora 15 after a kernel update via yum
The VMWare software installed on my Fedora 15 machine suddenly doesn't work, which, I think, may be bacause of a kernel update via yum.
So I tried to boot from 2 previous kernel versions in the ...
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Linux notebook hangs if there's an app actively using external USB disk right before going into sleep mode
I have this notebook and an external USB SATA drive hooked up to it. I run Arch Linux, and when I put the laptop into sleep mode, then resume its work, after a while I'll get a blank screen that ...
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Installing an older kernel on current distro
I'm currently running Mint 11 with kernel 2.6.38. However, I have hardware that requires an older kernel (2.6.18 or earlier).
Is it possible to compile and install an older kernel for use in my ...
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Kernel can not boot after upgrade on Fedora OS 15
I am using Fedora 15, and want to upgrade to version 16. I follow the official link Upgrading Fedora using yum - FedoraProject to upgrade my OS by the following command:
yum update kernel* ...
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Restricting memory area for linux kernel
I am running ltib linux on P1022RDK (P1022 Core) platform. I have 512 MB = 0x20000000 memory. I want my linux kernel to use second half of the board memory (i.e from 256 MB to 512 MB) and want first ...
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Is possible to lower power consumption at new Kernel 3.2?
I'm currently using Kernel 3.2, but i'm don't like it's high power consumption. Is there any way to lower it. I'm currently using Arch. But i'm not afraid of gentoo where almost everything gets ...
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Where is config kernel file in ubuntu10.10?
I am trying to follow these instructions http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k_htc
and it is telling me to edit my kernel config. I don't know where it is.
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Unlocking My CPU's 64-bit Goodness
I'm expanding my RAID array (Linux software RAID) and have run into what appears to be a hard limit of 16TB on the XFS file system. Poking around on Google seems to indicate that this is a result of ...
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Host computer freezes on kernel loading message. How do I find out why?
My computer freezes on the kernel loading message pretty much everytime the computer has been left off for too long (not sure how long, because its not 100% reproductible.)
reseting will mostly go ...
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What's this CS my kernel keeps rejecting?
I'm pretty sure this is being caused by my graphics card (ati r12xx or something) and its crappy Linux driver. I am not asking how to fix this problem. I am simply asking what does this "CS" mean?
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How do I analyze excessive Windows kernel mode CPU usage?
My Windows XP machine recently started to semi freeze on me every odd reboot after a few minutes of usage (different programs / no additional prg start at all).
Update: I have now managed to get a ...
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Building a linux kernel for hardware I can't physically see
I've got a root server with 1and1 and I'm upgrading to a newer kernel... building it myself. I figured that, as long as I'm going to be compiling it myself, to save compile time and runtime memory ...
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Linux kernel option for maintaining functionality upon undock/redock of laptop to a docking station?
I'm trying to compile a custom kernel. At present, here is the data:
Hardware:
HP EliteBook 8540w
HP docking station
Arch Linux default kernel behavior:
with computer docked, usb mounse plugged ...
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Ubuntu Linux - Can i downgrade my kernel?
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 however I noticed a large rise in power consumption when idle and alot more when doing light work. After reading online I found out this is a kernel thing so I was ...
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Home wireless router as a PC
Is it possible to install a small program on a cheap home router that runs a Linux kernel and run it? I mean can I use a router that runs a Linux OS as a small computer to run arbitrary code on it?
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SMS via console on Synology NAS
Does anybody know is it possible to send SMS via console on Synology NAS (kernel 2.6.32.12, synology_ppc853x_410). I tried to use gnokii with my old S40 nokia phone. But it seems there is no ...
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Which Kernel version does Ubuntu Install on 11.10?
On a clean install which kernel comes with 11.10? And if possible which other distros have the same or similar one so I can test a hardware failure I keep having on a clean install.
Update: I didn't ...
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Kernel Compilation Error (stable build 3.0.4)
Friends,
I tried to compile Linux latest stable kernel 3.0.4 (downloaded last
night from kernel.org).
Extracted - in a windows 7 box.
Mounted the folder in vmware 8.0 hosting Fedora 15 (running ...
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Number of kernel threads = cores?
I wonder whether or not a systems max kernel threads are determined by how many cores your CPU has. Or is it decided in another way?
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Possible to boot Linux kernel without initrd?
Is it possible to boot a Linux kernel (say 2.6.35) without initrd these days? I seem to remember that this is possible before (early 2.6.x and 2.4). I mean, in theory, if a kernel has all hardware ...
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How compile the modules in linux? [closed]
I'm new to linux world, I need to do these steps :
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compile this module (hello.c):
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
struct ...
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How to mount an NTFS external hard drive for read/write access in Ubuntu
I'm a Ubuntu (Jaunty Jackalope on a Sheevaplug) user trying to mount an external hard drive formatted NTFS for read/write access. I was hoping to accomplish this through the use of ntfs-3g, but ...
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Where should I put the source files?
I am starting to develop a custom kernel modules, so I have the two related organizational questions:
Where should I put all my source files? I keep the sources in home directory now ...
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Possibly infected kernel (odd system process) [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What to do if my computer is infected by a virus or a malware?
Has anyone seen/or knows anything identical to this:
1515..:19699.exe with a semicolon in the center?
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set up routing over two network interfaces
I'm often on my corporate network but also need to be on another network simultaneously. At the moment I have to manually switch back and forth between the two. I'm using ubuntu 10.04. I've come ...
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Clarification on diagram about OS and user processes
I was looking at different relationships that can exist between an operating system and a user process. I came across the figure below. It shows an architecture where the OS functions execute with ...
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Loading a new kernel in a chrooted environment
Is it posible to load a new kernel while in a chrooted environment. Say I have one linux distro and want to chroot into another and load its kernel
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What is there in an Operating System other than the kernel
As I understand it, the kernel does all the interaction with the hardware, and manages the memory, the I/O devices, etc. So the kernel is doing everything, yet it is just a part of the operating ...
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Cannot add key to kernel keyring
I have an encrypted folder that I want to decrypt (using ecryptfs). I went over all the standard procedures mentioned here.
Everything seems to go well (getting passphrase, then adding it a keyring ...
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git fails to clone linux kernel
I tried to clone the linux kernel but it fails with the following output:
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remote: Counting objects: 2134058, done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (334223/334223), done.
Receiving objects: 100% ...
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How to connect HDMI camera to Linux?
In fedora or centos linux is it possible to connect HDMI camera to HDMI capture device ( http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/ ). And get the video for playback from Linux? Or still ...
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How do I digitally sign a 64-bit kernel mode driver?
I have a kernel mode driver and I have to install it on 64 bit win 7. It needs to be digitally signed. I digitally signed it using the dseo13b.exe. But when I load the driver I get error in the system ...
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How to make ^T work for the status char under Linux?
I’ve grown really accustomed to the BSD status char, ^T, since I first started using it back at university during the 80s. It didn’t originate with BSD, but came from even older operating systems. It ...
