Re: modprobe -r module doesn't work on FC8

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On Wed, 2008-02-20 at 15:54 -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> Tom Poe wrote:
> > What command(s) to use to remove and install modules on FC8?  here's the 
> > quote I'm trying to understand:
> > "The webcam audio interface must be initialised before the video 
> > interface. Linux will by default initialise the video interface first, 
> > so you need to remove the uvcvideo.ko module from the /lib/modules 
> > subdirectory where it gets loaded automatically, and load it manually 
> > after plugging the webcam."
> > 
> I usually use rmmod, but I think it uses the same mechanism, so I would 
> expect the same result.

Look at "lsmod" and verify that uvcvideo has a "use count" of 0, or you
won't be able to "rmmod" or "modprobe -r" it.  Modules can only be
removed if they aren't in use by another module.

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