[CLUE-Tech] modeprobe char-major-145

[Cyberclops]

crw-------    1 root     root      10, 145 Jan 19 01:36 hfmodemc

Would this be it?
Could it be something to do with my now non existant cable modem?


David Anselmi wrote:
> 
> Try ls -l in /dev
> 
> If there are links there, follow them until you find the files.  You
> want a line that starts with a c (a character device).  Then, in between
> the group name and the date there are two numbers.  The first is the
> major number (which maps to a device driver) - you want 145.  Look at
> the file name and see if you can guess what kind of device it is (tty,
> disk, etc.)  Now try to guess what module the kernel uses to access that
> device.
> 
> You might try looking at kernel docs, especially those about modules, to
> see if there's a shortcut to getting your answer.  If all else fails,
> there's surely a header file (that's a .h file in the kernel source
> code) that tells what kind of devices are major number 145.
> 
> You might also look for docs on modeprobe (or is it modprobe?) and see
> how to tell it not to probe for device 145.
> 
> This is a lot closer to the iron than most people care to get.  Can you
> tell I know just enough to be dangerous?  :-)
> 
> Cyberclops wrote:
> 
> > It's not in that "modules.conf" file
> >
> > The command you gave me just comes up blank.
> >
> > Grant Johnson wrote:
> > >
> > > Cyberclops wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I get this message in SuSE 7.1:
> > > >
> > > > "Can't locate module char-major-145"
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know what this might be referring to?
> 
> > > Don't know, my system doesn't have that device, but....
> > >
> > > cat /etc/modules.conf|grep char-major-145
> > >
> > > Will tell you what is happening.
> 
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