what kernel version are you using? if it's 2.5 or higher u can use the -f (force) option to remove it, but if ur using a 2.4 or lower ver. then i'm afraid rebooting is the only option! - /dev/mandeep -----Original Message----- From: kernelnewbies-bounce@nl.linux.org [mailto:kernelnewbies-bounce@nl.linux.org]On Behalf Of YANG KWCH Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 11:52 AM To: kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org Subject: How to unload a module using rmmod when the module occur error. Hello everyone, I am a newbie. I write a kernel module to get IPv6 packet from netlink layer with RAW socket, and I refer to the kernel network tap code, but when I load the module it print some debug message. I cannot use rmmod to remove the module and cannot load it again.There is a way to unload it? Don't tell me to reboot it.^_^Thank you for help! _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 嫌邮箱太小?雅虎电邮自助扩容! http://cn.rd.yahoo.com/mail_cn/tag/10m/*http://cn.mail.yahoo.com/event/10m.html -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/