[crash] 2.4.22 and Can't locate module char-major-30

[crash] 2.4.22 and Can't locate module char-major-30

[Blizbor]

I have defined "*.* /dev/pty/1" in the /etc/syslogd.conf and the last 
line I saw before crash was

Dec  8 19:29:42 oracle-srv-03 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
char-major-30

Could these two things be related ?
What can cause such a crash ?
I have RH 9 with custom compiled kernel and it was working about 300 days
without any problems.
I'm using e100, ide, ext3, jfs and oracle 9i on this machine.

Regards,
Blizbor

Re: [crash] 2.4.22 and Can't locate module char-major-30

[Marcelo Tosatti]

On Wed, Dec 08, 2004 at 09:01:09PM +0100, Blizbor wrote:
> I have defined "*.* /dev/pty/1" in the /etc/syslogd.conf and the last 
> line I saw before crash was
> 
> Dec  8 19:29:42 oracle-srv-03 modprobe: modprobe: Can't locate module 
> char-major-30

>From devices.txt:

 30 char        iBCS-2 compatibility devices
                  0 = /dev/socksys      Socket access
                  1 = /dev/spx          SVR3 local X interface
                  2 = /dev/inet/arp     Network access
                  2 = /dev/inet/icmp    Network access
                  2 = /dev/inet/ip      Network access
                  2 = /dev/inet/udp     Network access
                  2 = /dev/inet/tcp     Network access

                Additionally, iBCS-2 requires /dev/nfsd to be a link
                to /dev/socksys, and /dev/X0R to be a link to
                /dev/null.


You probably have some application trying to access this device(s).  Do you?

> Could these two things be related ?
>
> What can cause such a crash ?

It should not have nothing to do with the crash, did you get any oops or similar? 

> I have RH 9 with custom compiled kernel and it was working about 300 days
> without any problems.
> I'm using e100, ide, ext3, jfs and oracle 9i on this machine.

Suggest you to upgrade to a newer kernel.