error: ip_tables.o init_module:Device or resource busy

error: ip_tables.o init_module:Device or resource busy

[Steve]

I'd like to preface this mail by saying that if a little knowledge is a 
dangerous thing, then I am very dangerous....

I have recently installed redhat 9.0 and upgraded to iptables 1.2.7a 
with a 2.4.20-18.9 kernel.
When I try to do anything with iptables, I get the following error:-

*************************************************************
e.g. iptables -F
/lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: 
init_module: Device or resource busy
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, 
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
       You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod 
/lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod 
ip_tables failed
iptables v1.2.7a: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables 
who? (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
******************************************************

Obviously, there is something wrong with either the kernel or iptables 
as I have installed it ( using apt-get install, no thanks to redhat).
I need to get iptables working yesterday.
Can anyone tell me a no-brainer way to achieve this ?
Does my version of kernel work with this version of iptables ?
Do I have to go back to an earlier version ?
Whats the best way to get out of this mess ?
I remember for my dos days we used to do "format c:" in this kind of 
situation.


Thanks a lot,

a moron

error: ip_tables.o init_module:Device or resource busy

[Steve]

I'd like to preface this mail by saying that if a little knowledge is a 
dangerous thing, then I am very dangerous....

I have recently installed redhat 9.0 over the top of RH V7.3 and then I 
upgraded to iptables 1.2.7a with a 2.4.20-18.9 kernel using apt-get.
When I try to do anything with iptables, I get the following error:-

*************************************************************
e.g. iptables -F
/lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: 
init_module: Device or resource busy
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, 
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
     You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod 
/lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed
/lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod 
ip_tables failed
iptables v1.2.7a: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables 
who? (do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
******************************************************

Obviously (?), there is something wrong with either the kernel or 
iptables as I have installed it .
I need to get iptables working yesterday.
Can anyone tell me a no-brainer way to achieve this ?
Does my version of kernel work with this version of iptables ?
Do I have to go back to an earlier version ?
Whats the best way to get out of this mess ?
I remember for my dos days we used to do "format c:" in this kind of 
situation.

Thanks a lot,

Steve

Update: I installed iptables 1.2.8 from tar.gz: same problem.
Hence, either it's a hardware config. problem (?), or kernel is setup wrong.
I am now tring to recompile the kernel using v 2.4.22.
Any help would be much appreciated as I have little idea how to 
recompile a kernel and all I need is iptables working, I'd rather avoid 
all this kernel stuff...

Re: error: ip_tables.o init_module:Device or resource busy

[David C. Hart]

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On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 12:50, Steve wrote:
> I'd like to preface this mail by saying that if a little knowledge is a 
> dangerous thing, then I am very dangerous....
> 
> I have recently installed redhat 9.0 over the top of RH V7.3 and then I 
> upgraded to iptables 1.2.7a with a 2.4.20-18.9 kernel using apt-get.
> When I try to do anything with iptables, I get the following error:-
> 
Presumably that's a stock RH kernel. For starters, 2.4.22 is completely
stable and offers a noticeable improvement in throughput. You might want
to custom compile and install it yourself.

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Re: error: ip_tables.o init_module:Device or resource busy

[Stephen CS Howe]

Dear David,

Thanks for the advice.
Seeing as I have never manually done a kernel install, I have just taken
the following steps:-
-upgraded to iptables 1.2.8 from tar.gz
-installed kernel 2.4.22-1.2115.nptl using "no-brain" rpm commands.
Those purists amongst the list readers will be happy to note this has
not got me anywhere:-
*******************************************************************
iptables -L
/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: 
init_module: Device or resource busy
Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, 
including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
      You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: 
insmod 
/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o
failed
/lib/modules/2.4.22-1.2115.nptl/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: 
insmod ip_tables failed
iptables v1.2.8: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables who?
(do you need to insmod?)
Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
*********************************************************************

At this stage, am I going to have to manually configure the kernel ??
I guess so, but seeing as I do not know what I am doing, I'd appreciate
any input from somebody who knows what they are doing.


steve


On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 20:04, David C. Hart wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 12:50, Steve wrote:
> > I'd like to preface this mail by saying that if a little knowledge is a 
> > dangerous thing, then I am very dangerous....
> > 
> > I have recently installed redhat 9.0 over the top of RH V7.3 and then I 
> > upgraded to iptables 1.2.7a with a 2.4.20-18.9 kernel using apt-get.
> > When I try to do anything with iptables, I get the following error:-
> > 
> Presumably that's a stock RH kernel. For starters, 2.4.22 is completely
> stable and offers a noticeable improvement in throughput. You might want
> to custom compile and install it yourself.
> 
>                                ---------
>             Quality Management - A Commitment to Excellence

Re: error: ip_tables.o init_module:Device or resource busy

[Stephen CS Howe]

Dear All,

Okay, I have managed to fix the problem in a "no-brain" way.
The problem had probably) occurred because I installed the new version
of iptab(les from the source package, and I (stupidly) had it installed
at the same time as the old iptables package .
I got rid of all the iptables installs (and ipchains and auto-installed
firewalls) I could find on my disk, and reinstalled iptables 1.2.8-8
from an rpm.
Now everything seems to work !
Phew, I am saved from kernel compiling once again...
Thanks for everybodies' input

steve 

On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 20:04, David C. Hart wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-11-10 at 12:50, Steve wrote:
> > I'd like to preface this mail by saying that if a little knowledge is a 
> > dangerous thing, then I am very dangerous....
> > 
> > I have recently installed redhat 9.0 over the top of RH V7.3 and then I 
> > upgraded to iptables 1.2.7a with a 2.4.20-18.9 kernel using apt-get.
> > When I try to do anything with iptables, I get the following error:-
> > 
> Presumably that's a stock RH kernel. For starters, 2.4.22 is completely
> stable and offers a noticeable improvement in throughput. You might want
> to custom compile and install it yourself.
> 
>                                ---------
>             Quality Management - A Commitment to Excellence

Re: error: ip_tables.o init_module:Device or resource busy

[Alistair Tonner]

On November 10, 2003 12:50 pm, Steve wrote:
> I'd like to preface this mail by saying that if a little knowledge is a
> dangerous thing, then I am very dangerous....
>
> I have recently installed redhat 9.0 over the top of RH V7.3 and then I
> upgraded to iptables 1.2.7a with a 2.4.20-18.9 kernel using apt-get.
> When I try to do anything with iptables, I get the following error:-
>
> *************************************************************
> e.g. iptables -F
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o:
> init_module: Device or resource busy
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters,
> including invalid IO or IRQ parameters.
>      You may find more information in syslog or the output from dmesg
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.20-18.9/kernel/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.o: insmod
> ip_tables failed
> iptables v1.2.7a: can't initialize iptables table `filter': iptables
> who? (do you need to insmod?)
> Perhaps iptables or your kernel needs to be upgraded.
> ******************************************************


	I note that Stephen has fixed the problem, but for the record, this error is 
generated when ipchains is loaded either as a module or in the kernel and one 
attempts to use iptables.




>
> Obviously (?), there is something wrong with either the kernel or
> iptables as I have installed it .
> I need to get iptables working yesterday.
> Can anyone tell me a no-brainer way to achieve this ?
> Does my version of kernel work with this version of iptables ?
> Do I have to go back to an earlier version ?
> Whats the best way to get out of this mess ?
> I remember for my dos days we used to do "format c:" in this kind of
> situation.
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Steve
>
> Update: I installed iptables 1.2.8 from tar.gz: same problem.
> Hence, either it's a hardware config. problem (?), or kernel is setup
> wrong. I am now tring to recompile the kernel using v 2.4.22.
> Any help would be much appreciated as I have little idea how to
> recompile a kernel and all I need is iptables working, I'd rather avoid
> all this kernel stuff...

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Re: error: ip_tables.o init_module:Device or resource busy

[christopher cuse]

hi steve & alistair,

you might also want to see this ...

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=103177

cheers

charles