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Old 08-02-2004, 08:12 AM   #1
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How do I stop modules from loading on boot?


Just an easy question. Is there anyway in FC1 to stop modules from loading on boot? I have a desktop that occassionally freezes when the apm driver is trying to load.

I know that I can recompile the kernel to not include apm support, but I'm in a lazy mood today and just want to know if I can sidestep doing that.

The desktop is running the standard 2197 FC1 kernel and does not have the kernel sources installed.

Thanks for all the help.

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Old 08-02-2004, 09:04 AM   #2
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modprobe -r <modulename>
 
Old 08-02-2004, 09:09 AM   #3
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Wouldn't that just remove the module from the kernel until I reboot the system?
 
Old 08-02-2004, 08:44 PM   #4
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Removing a module usually makes it stay gone. Try it. Its just a reboot.
 
Old 08-04-2004, 08:30 AM   #5
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Newp. Did not work.

Maybe there is a "noapm" (that's not it, I tried) that I can pass at boot?

Something else?

Anyone?

Bueller?
 
Old 08-04-2004, 09:16 AM   #6
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Not sure of FC's file structure, but usually thise things are in /etc/rc.d and/or /etc/init.d You can usually remove from there. If FC has some kind of control panel and you can access it, you may be able to disable it with a GUI tool (maybe webmin too)
 
Old 08-04-2004, 09:30 AM   #7
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I looked in /etc and /etc/sysconfig for a list of modules that were loaded at boot time and couldn't find anything. Just lists of aliases and no reference to the apm module.
 
Old 08-04-2004, 09:57 AM   #8
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Heh heh. Less work to compile a new kernel. LOL
 
Old 08-04-2004, 10:00 AM   #9
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It's starting to look that way. I'll probably end up doing that. But, it irks me to know there HAS to be some way stop certain modules from loading at boot time.

Could it be that FC/Redhat is the only distro that doesn't have a list?
 
Old 08-04-2004, 10:25 AM   #10
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That doesn't make much sense. The modules won't load without instruction. Gentoo has the list in /etc/init.d. Slackware 10 has it under /etc/rc.d. Debian has it under /etc/init.d and /etc/rcX.d/ has symlinks to the various services and modules under init.d

Perhaps this info will hemlp more. If you find a symlink to apmd, then you can delete it (I'd remember where that was, to ensure that you can replace it if necessary). Like I said, I don't use any RH products. It was the first one I tried (RH7.3, fresh off the mirror) and it locked so hard I got disgusted and installed Debian. Never found a reason to try RH/FC again (Gentoo is excellent and most crashless - I may have found a keeper)
 
Old 08-04-2004, 11:37 AM   #11
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Well, you're thinking apmD. I'm not even running apmd on this machine. It's the apm module thats being loaded into the kernel at boot time that's causing the trouble.
 
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Try looking in /lib/modules/2.x.x
 
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Or /etc/modules and /etc/modules.conf
 
Old 08-04-2004, 05:34 PM   #14
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You could try a line in modprobe.conf:

alias apm off

I had an entry "alias ipv6 off" to kill the ipv6 stuff in the stock kernel until I just rebuilt it without it.
 
Old 08-05-2004, 08:16 AM   #15
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That didn't work either. Thanks though. =/
 
  


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