William L. Maltby wrote: > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 18:56 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: > >> William L. Maltby wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 17:37 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>> >>> >>>> William L. Maltby wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 16:55 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> William L. Maltby wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 16:21 -0400, Robert Moskowitz wrote: >>>>>>> <snip> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >>> >>>>>> Maybe it is usb services that needs a kick in its hindend? >>>>>> <snip> >>>>>> > > >>> Wouldn't be there. These are device drivers. *If* they're loadable >>> modules (I think they are), they can be inserted by the initrd process >>> or may be mandated in the /etc/modprobe.conf file. >>> >>> If you do "lsmod" you'll see them *if* they are modules. >>> >> Yep, there they are. >> >>> There's also a >>> command that I like "modinfo". Gives basic info. There's some params, >>> IIRC. "Man modinfo" 'cause I'll be darned if I remember them! :-( >>> >>> >> But nothing to restart. I can remove and install the modules with >> modprobe, but not restart. >> > > *If* something, such as a mouse driver depended on them, normally a > modprobe.conf (is USB special? Does it need definition in modprobe.conf? > Yes, see below) might exist that showed that relationship. So, after you > removed the usb drivers, if you did a restart on the mouse or kb or > whatever, it would cause the modules to be reloaded via modprobe.conf > entries. I don't use mouse/keyboard there, but mine has this. > > alias usb-controller ehci-hcd > alias usb-controller1 uhci-hcd > > So if i did a mount, e.g. of my usb drive, that should cause the usb > modules to be automatically loaded. > > So, restart your mouse on the test machine and if your fortunate, the > modprobe will occur, based on the node's "memory" that your mouse is > usb, to load those modules. > Well I did a modprobe -rv ehci-hcd modprobe -rv ohci-hcd The USB keyboard stopped working after I removed ohci-hcd. I unplugged and replugged the USB M/K adapter and nothing happene. No mouse, no keyboard (of course notebook mouse/pointer continued to work). Then I did a: modprobe -v ohci-hcd And the usb keyboard started up, but not the mouse. gpm restart did nothing. Well, it is time to move my notebook. Next local only has a usb mouse, no kvm, no external keyboard... > >> I suppose I can do the remove and install to act as a remove? And then >> which one? Are they interdepent or what? >> > > I'm not that familiar. IIRC, if one depended on the other, that would be > in modprobe. But that could be elsewhere now? It's been a long time. > Maybe they are independent. Like maybe one's a block driver and the > other a character or something? I have never even read up on them. > > >>> >>> >>>> <snip> >>>> >>>> >>> Test on one of your non-critical machines? rmmod <the name of a module> >>> and it will either remove it or tell you something is using it, IIRC. >>> That might give you enough boost on the old learning curve to address >>> the current problem without resorting to Windows SOP. >>> <snip sig stuff> >>> > > HTH > -- > Bill > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > >