insmod insertion error: -1 Device or resource busy

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 05:01:22PM -0400, bob 295 wrote:
> Been trying to install a driver for a Diamond A-D card.   insmod is giving the 
> above error.   What are the likely causes for such an error?   base address 
> conflict?  IRQ conflict? other?
> 
> Thanks in advance.

Another driver already using device, driver not compatible with kernel,
device not present, device broken.

dmesg sometimes gives you clues.

Only looking at the sources can tell you what can make it return -EBUSY,
or whatever it is returning.

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Len Sorensen
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