[parisc-linux] modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60 (server hangs!)

[parisc-linux] modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60 (server hangs!)

[Dub]

Hi,

I have just installed my first Debian server  3.0r1 on HP PA-RISC K210
(palinux-2.4.20).
I made installatiion using console device /dev/ttyB0.

After reboot I got the message, and the system became frozen.

Jun 27 15:08:47 smsmail4 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60
Jun 27 15:08:49 smsmail4 last message repeated 9 times
Jun 27 15:08:49 smsmail4 init: Id "T0" respawning too fast: disabled for 5
minut

Everything is working in single-user mode (/sbin/sulogin starts just fine from
/etc/inittab)

Getty for ttyB0 gives the same error.

bash-2.05a# /sbin/getty -L ttyB0 9600 vt100
modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60

I tried to change devices or even to comment getty out from /etc/inittab, but
the server still hangs.

I suspect something could be fixed in /etc/modules.conf

It's still unclear for me what is the meaning of message
modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60
from OS point of view.

Many thanks in advance for your help!

BR,
Dub

Re: [parisc-linux] modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60 (server hangs!)

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 08:54:38PM +0300, Dub wrote:
> Jun 27 15:08:47 smsmail4 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60

ttyB0 has the wrong major number.  It needs to be character major 11.

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Re: [parisc-linux] modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60 (server hangs!)

[Dub]

Matthew Wilcox wrote:

>On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 08:54:38PM +0300, Dub wrote:
>  
>
>>Jun 27 15:08:47 smsmail4 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60
>>    
>>
>
>ttyB0 has the wrong major number.  It needs to be character major 11.
>
>  
>
Thank you, great! If so, how to fix it in most efficient way?

BR,
Dub

Re: [parisc-linux] modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60 (server hangs!)

[Michael Wood]

On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 10:55:22PM +0300, Dub wrote:
> 
> 
> Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> 
> >On Mon, Jun 30, 2003 at 08:54:38PM +0300, Dub wrote:
> > 
> >
> >>Jun 27 15:08:47 smsmail4 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
> >>char-major-60
> >>   
> >>
> >
> >ttyB0 has the wrong major number.  It needs to be character major 11.
> >
> > 
> >
> Thank you, great! If so, how to fix it in most efficient way?

Boot in single user mode, then:
# cd /dev
# rm ttyB0
# mknod ttyB0 c 11 0

-- 
Michael Wood <mwood@its.uct.ac.za>

Re: [parisc-linux] modprobe: Can't locate module char-major-60 (server hangs!)

[Dub]

> > >ttyB0 has the wrong major number.  It needs to be character major
> 11.
> > >
> > > 
> > >
> > Thank you, great! If so, how to fix it in most efficient way?
> 
> Boot in single user mode, then:
> # cd /dev
> # rm ttyB0
> # mknod ttyB0 c 11 0
>
> Michael Wood <mwood@its.uct.ac.za>

Thanks a lot, Michael! It works!!!

BR,
Dub