Try modprobe.blacklist=module_name to blacklist the loading of the module at boot time. You can still insert it later if you need.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/845561 Title: module_name.blacklist=yes not working as designed Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Expired Bug description: When booting oneiric Beta 1 via PXE (netboot.tar.gz) with the documented blacklist parameter, in this case "usb.storage.blacklist=yes", the installer fails with "Error while running 'modprobe -v usb-storage'". This is due to the fact that the blacklist parameter is also passed to the module itself, which doesn't know anything about this parameter. You can veryify this via dmesg: usb_storage: Unknown parameter 'blacklist' To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/845561/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
