topic Re: insf -ev error messages in Operating System - HP-UX

insf -ev error messages

Arnold_14 — Mon, 05 Apr 2004 21:48:31 GMT

I'm getting this message when I run insf -ev

insf: Unable to unload the driver: drmfglinsf: Unable to unload the driver: gvid_him_fglrxinsf: Unable to unload the driver: drmfglrx

It's a SAN storage and the storage was just allocated to a new server. On the old server, everything was fine.

There's an opinion this happens because we still have the old information on the disk somehow and I need to flush them out. I did a pvremove before the LUN was detached and it didn't fix the problem.

Suggestion?
Thanks
Arnold

Re: insf -ev error messages

SureshKumar_2 — Mon, 05 Apr 2004 23:45:52 GMT

Hi arnold,

*) infs -ev --> Will do for recreation device files in verbose mode.

*) Is this problem on Old/New server???

*) Did u used same LUN or u had modified/recreated for the new server??? - if u have modified LUN on SAN, then u may no need to do.. Since modification/recreation erases all data on that LUN.

*)Once u did pvremove, data on that LUN lvm info related to that particular LUN would have been removed.

*) This error u might be getting because of driver/subsystem loaded in the kernel.

*) Could u plz give the content of /stand/system file.

Suresh

Re: insf -ev error messages

Jiri D — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 02:07:21 GMT

I hope that this device is not in use, try ioscan -> when find NO_HW device, run rmsf -H hw_path for remove this device.

Jirid

Re: insf -ev error messages

SANTOSH S. MHASKAR — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 04:47:24 GMT

Hellow

Run ioscan

# ioscan -fun

This will show the devices already configured.

If will show NO_HW if the device is not present.

then

# ioscan -fn

This will rescan the hardware there by it will show only present connected devices
(so u get rid of non connected devices).

Then run insf

# insf -ev

Now u may not get the error.

Regards

-Santosh

Re: insf -ev error messages

Mike Stroyan — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 11:11:04 GMT

Those names (drmfgl, gvid_him_fglrx, and drmfglrx) are dynamically loadable kernel modules for graphics cards. They are normally loaded and unloaded by /sbin/init.d/xf86 and its links as /sbin/rc1.d/K100xf86 and /sbin/rc2.d/S700xf86. I don't know why they are present on a server, or why insf is complaining about them.

You may want to unload and unregister those dlkms with the kmadmin and kmmodreg commands.

Re: insf -ev error messages

Mike Stroyan — Wed, 07 Apr 2004 12:23:22 GMT

Patch PHKL_29818 for HP-UX 11.11 includes a fix for a problem with being unable to unload DLKMs. That might help your problem (if you are running 11.11).

Re: insf -ev error messages

Karl Bolingbroke — Tue, 10 Aug 2004 12:35:27 GMT

From what we've seen, this error message shows up every time you run insf on a rp3440. We even tried removing the graphic driver from the kernel, but we're still getting the message. I would just ignore the message and wait for HP to put out a fix.

Karl

Re: insf -ev error messages

Alistair Tonner — Fri, 17 Sep 2004 17:07:53 GMT

try this document:

http://www2.itrc.hp.com/service/cki/docDisplay.do?docLocale=en_US&docId=200000075521025