[ivtv-users] cx18 CX18_CPU_DE_SET_MDL failed

[Elizabeth Dodd]

On Sun, 9 Nov 2008, . . wrote:
> Hi, I can't unload the cx18 driver with rmmod because other modules are
> using it. Is there another way? Thanks.

man rmmod

RMMOD(8)  
OPTIONS
       -f --force
              This  option can be extremely dangerous: it has no effect unless
              CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD was set when the kernel was compiled.


rmmod -f <modulename>

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