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What do I do if I want to block certain modules, viz. i810_rng, hw_random and pci_ehp from loading at boot time? I'm using Debian Sarge with the default 2.4.27 kernel. Also, if I install debian with the linux26 option, the kernel gives an error with mount after the base installation is over and the machine reboots.
Ok you can either blacklist in hotplug those modules (there is a file for that somewhere) or like I did, get rid of hotplug and enter yourself the modules you want in /etc/modules. Mine has those modules:
To disable modules loading automatically by hotplug, you need to add the module name to /etc/hotplug/blacklist Debian uses hotplug by default and adding the module name to the blacklist file is the easiest way to stop problematic modules from loading.
The modules listed in /etc/modules are those that need to be LOADED at boot time. The modules in /etc/hotplug/blacklist are those that you DON'T want loaded by hotplug. There is no need to get rid of hotplug, just put i810_rng, hw_random and pci_ehp in the file /etc/hotplug/blacklist. You shouldn't need to do anything to discover either.
I had similar errors in loading hw_random on my laptop. I added hw_random to /etc/hotplug/blacklist and I have had no more problems.
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