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How to blacklist radeon module? [duplicate]

In this answer https://askubuntu.com/a/928889/632192 , step 3: Ensure that the radeon module is blacklisted prior to installing the package from AMD. How can I do that? Kernel version (output of ...
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Unload kernel-module before boot [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How to blacklist kernel modules? I compiled Ndiswrapper from source. Then installed a wireless windows driver. After that I loaded the Ndiswrapper kernel-module with sudo ...
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How to disable the loading a kernel module (firmware) when the system boots? [duplicate]

I have Ubuntu 18.04 LTS in my laptop (lenovo V330-15IKB). How can I force the system to avoid loading a kernel module during startup (boot)? And how can I enable the module again? In my case I want to ...
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How can I temporarily disable a kernel module?

I would like to temporarily (until next boot) disable a kernel module. How can I do this?
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AMD-V is being used by another hypervisor. (VERR_SVM_IN_USE)

When I try to open any OS on Oracle VirtualBox an error accurate. Failed to open a session for the virtual machine xp efendi. AMD-V is being used by another hypervisor. (VERR_SVM_IN_USE). VirtualBox ...
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Dual monitor not working - Intel Graphics & Nvidia 960m

I don't really know where to start looking to solve this problem. Searching the web didn't get me very far. I'm not using any special adapter, it's a straight HDMI cable. It's a fresh install of ...
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Unable to follow "Kernel/BuildYourOwnKernel"

I am ultimately trying to replace xhci_hcd with ehci_hcd since I think it may be causing a start up problem. In order to do so, I need to be able to recompile the kernel apparently. So I tried looking ...
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How to block all USB storage devices in Ubuntu [duplicate]

I need to block all USB storage devices (pendrives & mobile devices) but I need to access USB keyboard and USB mouse. I have already tried by editing /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf by adding ...
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Warning: iptables-legacy tables present

I have migrated my Ubuntu Focal server firewall backend from legacy iptables to netfilter, by running update-alternatives --set iptables /usr/sbin/iptables-nft and rebooting the server. Now all tables ...
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Nvidia: Xorg crashes on 15.04: "drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument"

Nvidia: Xorg crashes on 15.04: "drmSetMaster failed: Invalid argument" On a clean install of Ubuntu GNOME 15.04, I get the following screen after installing the Nvidia proprietary driver: starting ...
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Which loaded kernel modules are unused and should I disable them?

I want to know the kernel modules which are not being used now. So, that I can disable them from loading at boot time? Is there any method to see which kernel modules (of course, loaded) are not in ...
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How to prevent a module from being loaded

So I have to use a command every time I boot my laptop in order to my wireless to work. the command is: sudo modprobe -r acer-wmi I found that this is a common type of question but I didn't find a ...
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What does modprobe.blacklist=nouveau do?

I just blacklisted nouveau, but I see that it is still being used. Would someone please help me understand this? My new installation of 18.10 would freeze when logging in. To resolve this, I ...
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18.10 frozen after installing on an Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro

Here are the specifications of my laptop: Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro (i7-8550U) Laptop Review Processor: Intel Core i7-8550U Graphics adapter: NVIDIA GeForce MX150 - 2048 MB Memory: 16GB DDR4-2400 ...
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How to unload a kernel module which is in use and has a recursive module dependency?

I habe a driver for my ELM 327 an it uses the pl2303 module which depends on the usbserial and this again depends on the pl2303 module. What I tried: sudo modprobe -r usbserial pl2303 sudo modprobe -...
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