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Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 22:59:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: Joe Clarke <marcus@marcuscom.com>
To: Kenneth Mays <kmays2000@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: 4.4RC5: kldunload crashes with custom kernel
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Why are you compiling sound into your kernel, then loading it again via
kldload?  This just seems like a bad thing to do anyway.

Joe

On Sun, 16 Sep 2001, Kenneth Mays wrote:

> 1. Recompile kernel implementing "device pcm, device sbc0..." change
> 2. Reboot and log on as root.
> 3. Type "startx" to go into KDE. Wait till hear music from KDE successfully
> starting (shows main GUI screen).
> 4. Open up a console windows and type "kldload snd". Wait till the snd
> modules load.
> 5. Type "kldunload". See if it cleanly unloads the snd modules or crashes
> your system.
>
> I originally did this test with the GENERIC kernel without recompiling. The
> test completed successfully. I recompiled my kernel to get the sound working
> like I always do - nothing different. I tried the test again and when I
> typed kldunload the system locked up and rebooted. I was rebooted the second
> time I tried to start KDE after the first reboot. The third time I restarted
> KDE, I could get into KDE successfully.
>
> Don't do this at home, kids.
>
> Ken
> 4.4RC5
>
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