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Old 04-01-2009
Re: The function of /dev/modules/ and PCI devices

Hello all,


I am using openSUSE 11.1 and have an issue with my wireless adapter which I am trying to understand and fix.

I just have a quick question about the following image: (It was the output of the lspci command)

Why are there two modules being loaded? (ath5k and ath9k)
is this a bug and are they somehow interfering with eachother??

Also, on lines 6 and 7 of the highlighted portions (e.g. "ath")
why do the memory regions differ from the rest (e.g. instead of 0x0000168c like the rest, they are 0x0000a727 and 0x000010b7)??

Any insight into what exactly these fields mean is most appreciated...
Re: The function of /dev/modules/ and PCI devices-inmodulespcimapjpeg
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Old 04-01-2009
man modprobe and lsmod


One of the modules may be reliant upon the other. If it is working, I would not mess with it
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Old 04-02-2009
okay thank you mark54g. i definitely am having a look at the man pages you suggested.
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