> > i guess there is a way out , but dont know the side > > effects ;-), but worked for me without any probs. > > i wrote a module , insmod'ed it , it had simple code > > to go thru the module list, and decrement the > > module's count > > (whichever module u wanted to remove) to 0, then i > > could rmmod it ,i.e assuming that the module isnt > > rmmod'able because > > its MODULE_COUNT wasnt zero.Hope iam answering the > > right question.Please, feel free to correct me,if > > iam wrong. > > > > > > cheers, > > Amith > > > > PS: Kernel ver : 2.4-18. > I think it's a best solution, but why linus don't add > a option to force to remove the kernel module for a > kernel programmer? that's the best thing about "LINUX" ;-) ! cheers, Amith -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/