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48 questions linked to/from How to blacklist kernel modules?
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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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Ubuntu 20.04 wi-fi not working
I just installed Ubuntu 20.04 on an UX31A Notebook Asus laptop.
The Wi-fi worked the first 2 minutes then shut down. I can't relaunch it and get the error message: "No Wi-Fi Adapter Found"
I ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Merlin U740 USB 2.0 camera not working
I have a USB camera: Novatel Wireless Merlin U740 (https://linux-hardware.org/index.php?id=usb:1410-1410) and unfortunately it doesn't seem to work (Ubuntu 18.04, everything up to date).
Here is what ...
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Boot error IO_PAGE_FAULT on ASUS motherboard with Thunderbolt 4
I recently configured my new PC with Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS. The PC has an ASUS ProArt B550-Creator motherboard with an AMD 5700G CPU. I selected this motherboard because it features 2 Thunderbolt 4 ports....
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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 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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Remove NSA encryption Speck
The file speck.ko can be found in /lib/modules/4.18.1-041801-generic/kernel/crypto and it was built by the NSA (added since Linux Kernel 4.17).
I really want to remove this thing from my computer. If ...
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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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Identify module name to blacklist
Everybody knows that any kernel module can be blacklisted via GRUB line:
$ module_name.blacklist=yes
However, not everybody knows the exact name of module to blacklist. And that is the real problem! ...
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