Hi, That message depends on the return value of the init_module function. Check for more explaination on any manual available online. That should take you a long way. Cheers, Pradeep On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Amit Sharma wrote: > > Hi, > > I just finished the first example "Hello world", for writing a module on > linux. *Tryin to learn device driver programming* :) > Now when I do insmod, am getting an error "init_module: Device or resource > busy. Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, > including invalid IO or IRQ parameters" I am presently using kernel > version -2.4.2-2 > > Can anybody help. Thanx in advance. > Best, > Amit > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies > Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/ > > -- -Pradeep ----------------------------------- Let us be the change, we wish to see in this world. --- Mahatma Gandhi ----------------------------------- Pradeep Jagannath pradeep@it.iitb.ernet.in http://www.it.iitb.ernet.in/~pradeep ----------------------------------- -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
