this is driving me nuts on one particular machine
lsmod shows:
# lsmod
Module Size Used by
fuse 44052 2
usb_storage 83264 0
snd_mixer_oss 16896 0
snd_seq_midi 8736 0
snd_emu10k1_synth 7040 0
snd_emux_synth 34816 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi 6656 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_event 7296 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi
snd_seq_midi_emul 6784 1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq 48080 5 snd_seq_midi,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_event,snd_seq_midi_emul
usbhid 24928 0
usblp 14080 0
ide_cd 39200 0
cdrom 36768 1 ide_cd
tuner 63272 0
cx8800 33776 0
cx88xx 67620 1 cx8800
ir_common 34692 1 cx88xx
i2c_algo_bit 8072 1 cx88xx
video_buf 25220 2 cx8800,cx88xx
tveeprom 15120 1 cx88xx
videodev 27904 2 cx8800,cx88xx
v4l1_compat 14596 1 videodev
compat_ioctl32 1408 1 cx8800
v4l2_common 16896 4 tuner,cx8800,cx88xx,videodev
btcx_risc 5000 2 cx8800,cx88xx
emu10k1_gp 3968 0
gameport 14856 2 emu10k1_gp
snd_emu10k1 136768 1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_rawmidi 23584 3 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1
firmware_class 9600 1 snd_emu10k1
snd_ac97_codec 101668 1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus 2304 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 75656 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec
snd_seq_device 8460 6 snd_seq_midi,snd_emu10k1_synth,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer 22020 3 snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 10120 2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem 4864 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep 9220 2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd 52068 11 snd_mixer_oss,snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq,snd_emu10k1,snd_rawmidi,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_seq_device,snd_timer,snd_hwdep
soundcore 7520 1 snd
tg3 107780 0
i2c_i801 8720 0
i2c_core 22032 5 tuner,cx88xx,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom,i2c_i801
intel_agp 24860 1
agpgart 34128 1 intel_agp
ehci_hcd 31116 0
uhci_hcd 24076 0
usbcore 127128 6 usb_storage,usbhid,usblp,ehci_hcd,uhci_hcd
nls_iso8859_1 4224 0
nls_cp437 5888 0
if i use rmmod in terminal thus:
rmmod tuner
rmmod cx8800
rmmod cx88xx,
cpu usage drops to zero immediately.
but after reboot it has all gone to hell again.
tried modprobe.conf edit:
alias binfmt-204 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-263 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-264 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-267 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-387 binfmt_aout
alias binfmt-332 iBCS
alias binfmt--310 binfmt_java
alias block-major-1-* rd
alias block-major-2-* floppy
alias block-major-3-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-7-* loop
alias block-major-8-* sd_mod
alias block-major-9-* md
alias block-major-11-* sr_mod
alias block-major-13-* xd
alias block-major-15-* cdu31a
alias block-major-16-* gscd
alias block-major-17-* optcd
alias block-major-18-* sjcd
alias block-major-20-* mcdx
alias block-major-22-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-23-* mcd
alias block-major-24-* sonycd535
alias block-major-25-* sbpcd
alias block-major-26-* sbpcd
alias block-major-27-* sbpcd
alias block-major-29-* aztcd
alias block-major-32-* cm206
alias block-major-33-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-34-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-37-* ide-tape
alias block-major-44-* ftl
alias block-major-46-* pcd
alias block-major-47-* pf
alias block-major-56-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-57-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-58-* lvm-mod
alias block-major-88-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-89-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-90-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-91-* ide-probe-mod
alias block-major-93-* nftl
alias block-major-97-* pg
alias char-major-4-* serial
alias char-major-5-* serial
alias char-major-6-* lp
alias char-major-9-* st
alias char-major-10-0 busmouse
alias char-major-10-2 msbusmouse
alias char-major-10-3 atixlmouse
alias char-major-10-130 wdt
alias char-major-10-131 wdt
alias char-major-10-135 rtc
alias char-major-10-139 openprom
alias char-major-10-144 nvram
alias char-major-10-157 applicom
alias char-major-10-175 agpgart
alias char-major-10-184 microcode
alias char-major-10-200 tun
alias char-major-13-* input
alias char-major-13-32 mousedev
alias char-major-14-* soundcore
alias char-major-19-* cyclades
alias char-major-20-* cyclades
alias char-major-21-* sg
alias char-major-22-* pcxx
alias char-major-23-* pcxx
alias char-major-27-* ftape
alias char-major-34-* scc
alias char-major-35-* tclmidi
alias char-major-36-* netlink
alias char-major-37-* ide-tape
alias char-major-48-* riscom8
alias char-major-49-* riscom8
alias char-major-57-* esp
alias char-major-58-* esp
alias char-major-63-* kdebug
alias char-major-90-* mtdchar
alias char-major-96-* pt
alias char-major-99-* ppdev
alias char-major-107-* 3dfx
alias char-major-108-* ppp_generic
alias char-major-109-* lvm-mod
alias char-major-161-* ircomm-tty
alias char-major-171-* raw1394
alias char-major-195-* NVdriver
alias char-major-200-* vxspec
alias char-major-206-* osst
alias dos msdos
alias dummy0 dummy
alias dummy1 dummy
alias iso9660 isofs
alias md-personality-1 linear
alias md-personality-2 raid0
alias md-personality-3 raid1
alias md-personality-4 raid5
alias md-personality-7 multipath
alias net-pf-1 unix
alias net-pf-2 ipv4
alias net-pf-4 ipx
alias net-pf-5 appletalk
alias net-pf-17 af_packet
alias netalias-2 ip_alias
alias irlan0 irlan
alias irda-dongle-0 tekram
alias irda-dongle-1 esi
alias irda-dongle-2 actisys
alias irda-dongle-3 actisys
alias irda-dongle-4 girbil
alias irda-dongle-5 litelink
alias irda-dongle-6 airport
alias irda-dongle-7 old_belkin
alias plip0 plip
alias plip1 plip
alias tunl0 ipip
alias cipcb0 cipcb
alias cipcb1 cipcb
alias cipcb2 cipcb
alias cipcb3 cipcb
alias ppp0 ppp_generic
alias ppp1 ppp_generic
alias slip0 slip
alias slip1 slip
alias tty-ldisc-1 slip
alias tty-ldisc-3 ppp_async
alias tty-ldisc-11 irtty
alias tty-ldisc-14 ppp_synctty
alias ppp-compress-18 ppp_mppe
alias ppp-compress-21 bsd_comp
alias ppp-compress-24 ppp_deflate
alias ppp-compress-26 ppp_deflate
alias parport_lowlevel parport_pc
alias usbdevfs usbcore
alias /dev/ppp ppp_generic
alias /dev/lp0 /dev/lp1 lp
alias char-major-116-* snd
alias sound-service-0-0 snd-mixer-oss
alias sound-service-0-1 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-3 snd-pcm-oss
alias sound-service-0-8 snd-seq-oss
alias sound-service-0-12 snd-pcm-oss
options sb io=0x220 irq=7 dma=1 dma16=5 mpu_io=0x330
install binfmt-0000 /bin/true
install char-major-10 /bin/true
install char-major-10-1 /bin/true
install dummy0 /sbin/modprobe -o dummy0 --ignore-install dummy
install dummy1 /sbin/modprobe -o dummy1 --ignore-install dummy
install eth0 /bin/true
install hid /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install hid && { /sbin/modprobe keybdev; /sbin/modprobe mousedev; /bin/true; }
install net-pf-10 /bin/true
install net-pf-19 /bin/true
install net-pf-3 /bin/true
install net-pf-6 /bin/true
install ov518_decomp { /sbin/modprobe ov511; } ; /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install ov518_decomp
install scsi_hostadapter /bin/true
install usbmouse /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install usbmouse && { /sbin/modprobe hid; /bin/true; }
install wacom /sbin/modprobe --first-time --ignore-install wacom && { /sbin/modprobe evdev; /bin/true; }
remove hid { /sbin/modprobe -r keybdev; /sbin/modprobe -r mousedev; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove hid
remove ov518_decomp /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove ov518_decomp && { /sbin/modprobe -r ov511; /bin/true; }
remove usbmouse { /sbin/modprobe -r hid; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove usbmouse
remove wacom { /sbin/modprobe -r evdev; } ; /sbin/modprobe -r --first-time --ignore-remove wacom
install sdhci /sbin/modprobe mmc_block major=253 ; /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install sdhci
remove sdhci /sbin/modprobe -r --ignore-remove sdhci ; /sbin/modprobe -r mmc_block
install tifm_7xx1 /sbin/modprobe --ignore-install tifm_7xx1 ; /sbin/modprobe mmc_block major=253 ; /sbin/modprobe tifm_sd
alias sound-slot-0 snd-ens1371
alias snd-card-0 snd-emu10k1
alias sound-slot-0 snd-emu10k1
blacklist tuner
blacklist cx8800
blacklist cx88xx
blacklist ir_common
blacklist i2c_algo_bit
blacklist video_buf
blacklist tveeprom
blacklist videodev
blacklist v4l1_compat
blacklist compat_ioctl32
blacklist v4l2_common
blacklist btcx_risc
still no good
do i have to be a computer scientist to disable a bloody tv tuner card?
why so hard?
