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diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog index b41b0361b..66d8d4773 100644 --- a/debian/changelog +++ b/debian/changelog @@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ installation-guide (2006xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * boot-installer/parameters: - Document anna/choose_modules and mirror/protocol boot parameters. - Use a clearer way to list the short form of parameters. + - Document new option to blacklist kernel modules. * boot-installer/trouble: - Fix reference to Save debug logs menu option. Thanks, Philippe Batailler. Closes: #402439. @@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ installation-guide (2006xxxx) UNRELEASED; urgency=low * appendix/chroot-install: - Changes suggested in review by Wiktor Wandachowicz. Closes: #394929. - -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Wed, 3 Jan 2007 08:28:18 +0100 + -- Frans Pop <fjp@debian.org> Sat, 6 Jan 2007 10:20:42 +0100 installation-guide (20060726) unstable; urgency=low diff --git a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml index 58667cb6d..f216eba28 100644 --- a/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml +++ b/en/boot-installer/parameters.xml @@ -510,5 +510,33 @@ to use the BNC (coax) connector and IRQ 10, you would pass: </para> </sect3> + + <sect3 id="module-parms"><title>Blacklisting kernel modules</title> +<para> + +Sometimes it may be necessary to blacklist a module to prevent it from +being loaded automatically by the kernel and udev. One reason could be that +a particular module causes problems with your hardware. The kernel also +sometimes lists two different drivers for the same device. This can cause +the device to not work correctly if the drivers conflict or if the wrong +driver is loaded first. + +</para><para> + +You can blacklist a module using the following syntax: +<userinput><replaceable>module_name</replaceable>.blacklist=yes</userinput>. +This will cause the module to be blacklisted in +<filename>/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.local</filename> both during the +installation and for the installed system. + +</para><para> + +Note that a module may still be loaded by the installation system itself. +You can prevent that from happening by running the installation in expert +mode and unselecting the module from the list of modules displayed during +the hardware detection phases. + +</para> + </sect3> </sect2> </sect1> |