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From: Edward Ludlow <eludlow@btinternet.com>
To: Michael Krufky <mkrufky@linuxtv.org>
Cc: video4linux-list@redhat.com
Subject: Re: Problems building v4l-dvb modules
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:09:42 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <47EBE2E6.5090801@btinternet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <37219a840803271054i174dbf1ck3953d8e78ef79ab9@mail.gmail.com>

Michael Krufky wrote:

>>  Don't do *make load* (I'll edit the wiki entry)
>>
>>  Reboot your computer, and it should be OK.
> 
> 
> Ugh, it's too much to change and I don't have the time right now....
> 
> 
> If anybody is interested in fixing this wiki entry, please be aware
> that "make load" and "make reload" are *never* appropriate.  Just
> modprobe the module that you need.  Loading ALL modules is a terrible
> idea, and is only useful for debugging if you *really* know what
> you're doing.
> 
> -Mike
> 

Thanks Mike.

So do I stop after "make install" or do the "make unload" as per the wiki?

Is that it then?  The wiki then goes on to explain errors you may get - 
and not a lot more.  What's the next step?

Please excuse the linux noobie questions!

Ed

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  reply	other threads:[~2008-03-27 18:10 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-03-27 16:12 Problems building v4l-dvb modules Edward Ludlow
2008-03-27 17:52 ` Michael Krufky
2008-03-27 17:54   ` Michael Krufky
2008-03-27 18:09     ` Edward Ludlow [this message]
2008-03-27 18:12       ` Michael Krufky

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