[ENBD] Problem loading module

[Peter T. Breuer]

"A month of sundays ago Mike Zimmerman wrote:"
> I'm having a problem loading the nbd module. The logs report this:
> 
> Jan 11 19:37:38 yang kernel: NBD #4729[0]: nbd_init Network Block Device 
> support by pavel@elf.mj.gts.cz
> Jan 11 19:37:38 yang kernel: NBD #4730[0]: nbd_init Network Block Device 
> port to 2.0 by ptb@it.uc3m.es
> Jan 11 19:37:38 yang kernel: NBD #4731[0]: nbd_init Network Block Device 
> move networking to user space by amarin@it.uc3m.es
> Jan 11 19:37:38 yang kernel: NBD #4733[0]: nbd_init Enhanced Network Block 
> Device 2.4.27 $Date: 2001/12/06 17:16:43 $ by ptb@it.uc3m.es
> Jan 11 19:37:38 yang kernel: NBD #4740[0]: nbd_init Unable to register 
> major number 43 for NBD
> 
> Can someone give me some insight as to what is causing this?

Someone already registered on that major. Review your kernel
compilation options! And check the output of /proc/devices _before_
you load the module.

> (Kernel version 2.4.17).


Peter