On Tue, 20 Aug 2002, Dirk Schaefer wrote:
> Hello!
> At the moment I try to get a Matrox Meteor2 under RH7.3 Kernel 2.4.7-10 running.. The Problem is, that the module does not initialize. The error message is as follows:
>
> [root@gear04 video]# modprobe meteor2
> /lib/modules/2.4.7-10custom/kernel/drivers/media/video/meteor2.o: init_module:
> +Operation not permitted
> Hint: insmod errors can be caused by incorrect module parameters, including
> +invalid IO or IRQ parameters
> /lib/modules/2.4.7-10custom/kernel/drivers/media/video/meteor2.o: insmod
> +/lib/modules/2.4.7-10custom/kernel/drivers/media/video/meteor2.o failed
> /lib/modules/2.4.7-10custom/kernel/drivers/media/video/meteor2.o: insmod meteor2+failed
>
> Messages file contains the following:
>
> V4L2: meteor2 (#0) initialize method failed
> Aug 20 16:40:27 gear04 kernel: Video for Linux One (2.2.16). Major device: 81
> Aug 20 16:40:27 gear04 kernel: Video for Linux Two (V0.20). Major device: 81
> Aug 20 16:40:27 gear04 kernel: meteor2[via_module_init]: loading driver (dmask:
> 0x0)
> Aug 20 16:40:27 gear04 kernel: V4L2: meteor2 (#0) initialize method failed
> Aug 20 16:42:00 gear04 su(pam_unix)[1214]: session closed for user root
> Aug 20 16:47:30 gear04 kernel: Video for Linux One (2.2.16). Major device: 81
> Aug 20 16:47:30 gear04 kernel: Video for Linux Two (V0.20). Major device: 81
> Aug 20 16:47:30 gear04 kernel: meteor2[via_module_init]: loading driver (dmask:
> 0x0)
> Aug 20 16:47:30 gear04 kernel: V4L2: meteor2 (#0) initialize method failed
Hmm, could be a IRQ sharing problem. Is the same IRQ used by a different
device that can't share it? Try moving the card in the PCI slots. If you
still have problems, do a 'modprobe meteor2 dmask=-1' and send the full
messages output.
Cord
