modules

[KernelPanic]

How does Redhat 8 load modules? The problem is that I installed VMware, then I unistalled it, but its modules are still being loaded on boot and the /usr/lib/vmware directory still exists. The modules aren't in /etc/modules.conf, so how else can I stop then being loaded?

[ November 20, 2002: Message edited by: Tux ]

[KernelPanic]

void main, anybody?

[voidmain]

There is a service called "vmware" that gets installed when you install VMware that loads the modules. The service script in the same place as all the other service scripts (/etc/rc.d/init.d). It should have removed that service if you installed VMware as an RPM and removed it as an RPM (rpm -e VMwareWorkstation).

You can turn it off by doing:

# /sbin/chkconfig vmware off

stop it by doing:

# /sbin/service vmware stop

remove the service by:

# /sbin/chkconfig --del vmware

then remove the service script:

# rm -f /etc/rc.d/init.d/vmware

Then of course you could actually remove the modules by:

# rm /lib/modules/KERNELVERSION/misc/vm*

(replace KERNELVERSION with your running kernel version number), then you might want to run

# depmod -a

But just turning off the service should be enough.  

[ November 20, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]

[KernelPanic]

danke