Questions tagged [module]
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libssh2 filtered out by modular filtering on RHEL 8
The libssh2 1.9 can't be installed from EPEL repository on RHEL 8.1 and newer (tested on RHEL 8.3):
# dnf --enablerepo=epel install libssh2-1.9.0
...
All matches were filtered out by modular filtering for argument: libssh2-1.9.0
Error: Unable to…
Jaroslav Kucera
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File with parentheses/brackets in working directory causes eval error
I encountered a strange bug today, when running a script in a directory containing a directory with parentheses in it, such as a().
Minimal working example
I managed to reduce the bug to the following minimal working example:
Create an empty…
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"modprobe fuse" on WSL?
Trying to use veracrypt (console) in WSL.
I make a volume, seems to work OK... but when I try to mount it:
Done: 100.000% Speed: 5.0 MiB/s Left: 0 s
The VeraCrypt volume has been successfully created.
m17awl@M17A:/media/mike$ veracrypt…
mike rodent
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How can I dynamically construct a menu with ansible.builtin.pause module?
The goal here is to dynamically construct a menu from an available variable file
In this example I use ansible.builtin.pause module but I'm not sure this is the best way
variable file: vars.yml
---
menu:
ansible:
main:
- option: 1
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Use service_facts module to show the current version of the cron process?
I am learning Ansible from this book and it contains this lab:
Write a playbook according to the following specifications:
The cron module must be used to restart your managed servers at 2 a.m. each weekday
After rebooting a message must be…
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Failed to build these modules: _ctypes - when building Python 3.7
I'm trying to build Python 3.7.4 (as a non-root user on an older machine - SLES 11). After ./configureing and makeing, I get the following message:
Failed to build these modules:
_bz2 _ctypes _curses_panel
I'm most…
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at what stage in the boot process, does kernel load the firmware files?
I have AMD radeon gpu which needs to load many firmware files.
My system boots from initrd (initial ram disk), and I am now confused at what stage in the boot process, the firmware files need to be loaded. Also, the kernel driver amdgpu is compiled…
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How Best to Identify Kernel Module Functionality?
Some Background
While I realize that my question is related to my original post over on Ask Ubuntu, it was never answered there, and I'm really hoping to refocus my question here (as it's really no longer a Ubuntu specific question), so...
The…
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nvidia (proprietary) drivers : What are these kernel threads?
Running some 340 driver (with an nvidia.ko module loaded at init time) I moved to a 470 driver and discover half a dozen of kernel threads I failed to find any information about :
2 [nv_queue] : What is their purpose & why two occurrences ?
2…
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Replace HID device driver with custom one
I'm looking for a way to replace my keyboard kernel module to a custom one. I have a Logitech MK710 keyboard + mouse set for this purpose, with a USB receiver with those 2 interfaces. Automatically, this USB receiver is managed by default usb,…
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Generating PPS (pulse-per-second) on Linux
Has anybody successfully used the pps_gen_parport kernel module to generate PPS on a PC's printer output port?
The module has been marked as broken almost since it appeared in the kernel at 2.6.38, on account of a potential lockup problem. However…
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which module(s) shall I unload to disable a wifi adapter?
My T400 laptop has an internal wifi adapter. It sometimes works and sometimes don't. I use an external wifi adapter, and want to disable the internal one so that it won't suddenly work again and suspiciously interfere with other things.
How can I…
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Whether I can use ipmitool in the VM?
When I start the ipmi_si module:
modprobe ipmi_si
there gets error:
FATAL: Error inserting ipmi_si (/lib/modules/2.6.32-696.el6.x86_64/kernel/drivers/char/ipmi/ipmi_si.
My environment is a Virtual Machine CentOS 6.9.
I found some speech says…
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How to disable USB pendrive detection at boot on Linux (Ubuntu 18.04)
I boot a remote server that has a USB pendrive plugged.
It creates a shift in the devices names (/dev/sda becomes /dev/sdb, ...) because the USB pendrive is detected before the SCSI disks.
In a normal situation I could manage that at the operating…
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What is the need of enabling/disabling a module stream?
We know that # dnf module enable : helps to enable a stream and # dnf module disable : disables it. Also, # dnf module reset resets it so that neither of the stream is enabled/disabled. But... what is need of…
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