hi all, is it somehow possible to remove those modules from memory that was unsuccesful in being loaded or being removed from the memory. They show their states 'loading' or 'removing' when i do 'lsmod'. These insertion/removal were unsuccesful because of some error in my module initialization or cleanup functions (some null pointer access). I cannot reinsert my module without restarting my computer. insmod gives an error that the module is already inserted and is in use. i hope u understood my problem, TIA, john -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/