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"Error -71" - USB Device not accepting address
This is a problem I found on Linux Mint, it may affect other distros.
On my laptop, I have tried many many different methods in fixing this problem, the problem impacts my boot speed too as now it ...
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systemd: Run lm-sensors after modprobe
I have a Gigabyte X570 GAMING X motherboard and want to control the fans from my XUbuntu 24.04, but it has issues detecting the fans. There is a suggested solution, but modprobe it87 force_id=0x8628 ...
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"install" modprobe command not firing user script
Debian bookworm, kernel 6.8.0-rc5, kmod version 30
I'm working with a constrained system and need to unbind some unused PCIe ports to free up IRQs for downstream devices before they load. I am using ...
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Passing modprobe options through environment
man modprobe says in the ENVIRONMENT section:
The MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable can also be used to pass
arguments to modprobe.
But this is unclear. Suppose for example that I want to force ...
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How does modprobe.d blacklist work, exactly?
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I have conflicting drivers: xpad which comes standard with Arch, and xone which I installed from AUR. Both claim to support my Xbox One wireless controller even though only the xone driver ...
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Broadcom USB Wireless Driver Installation
I try to use a USB Wireless Stick. The hardware is well recognized with lsusb :
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 0a5c:bd1e Broadcom Corp. BCM43143 802.11bgn (1x1) Wireless Adapter
I tried to install the ...
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modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'efivarfs': No such device
when I run efibootmgr command:
efibootmgr --create --disk /dev/sdb --part 1 --loader /EFI/syslinux/syslinux.efi --label "Syslinux" --unicode
I get this error:
EFI variables are not ...
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How to ensure the probing order of SPI bus?
I've an embedded linux system based on a iMX8 CPU. I'm upgrading the yocto-version and therefore the kernel version.
I've two SPI devices on two SPI buses. The device on the second bus has a driver ...
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Difference between modprobe and pci files to remove add devices
I am trying to see how these two set of commands differ if I just have one nvme device.
Block device
ls -l /sys/block/nvme0n1
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Apr 28 11:59 /sys/block/nvme0n1 -> ../devices/...
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Delayed boot with fscryptctl and kernel file system encryption
I've enabled disk encryption using fscryptctl for part of my buildroot build which is run on an TI AM335x. Once fscryptctl has inserted the key into the file system, when the file system is ...
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The precedence of kernel module options: kernel boot parameters vs. modeprobe.d?
If I have nvidia-drm.modeset=1 in kernel parameter and options nvidia-drm modeset=0 in modeprobe.d. Then which value is in use?
If I have multiple nvidia-drm.modeset in kernel parameter, then which ...
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does modifying /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf always require reboot?
I have the following two files
/etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
contains blacklist usb-storage
/etc/modprobe.d/usb-storage.conf
contains install usb-storage /bin/true
When in effect, I cannot connect ...
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Is it possible to set up a new device with an existing driver on linux when the modalias doesn't match?
I have a USB device that I am using with Ubuntu 20.04.3. The manufacturer provided a library and a driver.
I can install the driver and get the device to work, but every time the kernel updates I must ...
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Mismatching kernel versions during installation inside chroot
I'm trying to install Artix on a QEMU virtual machine through an automated script i've wrote, in one of the latest installation steps, where i setup Rootless Docker, it's required to enable the ...
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dummy_hcd loopback webcam. Impossible?
I've been trying to create a loopback USB Webcam device with the help of dummy_hcd kernel module. Steps I've taken:
I load libcomposite via modprobe libcomposite.
Then I load dummy_hcd via modprobe ...
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modprobe.d wrong driver on reboot, don't want to blacklist generic driver [Ubuntu 18.04, Aquantia/Marvell 5G USB Dongle]
modprobe.d not using the designated driver after reboot.
Aquantia/Marvell/Sabrent 5G USB Ethernet USB dongle (NT-SS5G).
Ubuntu Server 18.04.6 LTS (4.15.0-166-generic)
Driver aqc111 installed.
/etc/...
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Load Kernel module at boot time with options
I have a device that uses Qualcomm Atheros drivers that I have reinstalled. In order to use the device properly, I need to load the modules with options:
sudo modprobe -r ath10k_pci # remove ...
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modprobe blacklist not working Debian 11
I dont like the intel mei kernel modules so I made a file in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf that has the following contents:
blacklist mei
blacklist mei_mei
blacklist mei_hdcp
blacklist mei_wdt
It ...
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xhci restart needed
I have a laptop with usb 3.0 ports, ryzen processor, linux 5.14.3 kernel, and an external keyboard and mouse connected via a usb hub.
Occassionally, the usb devices stop functioning, both keyboard and ...
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Are DRM/TTM Linux kernel module needed for a virtual machine with no graphical interface?
In a VMware virtual machine, I have a Debian 11 with no graphical interface (but with an SSH server).
I try to blacklist some unneeded kernel modules, like everything related to Bluetooth, HDMI, ...
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RAMDisk disappears after random read tests
I have created 60GB RAMDisk using the command modprobe brd rd_size=62914560. It creates 16 RAMDisks and I use /dev/ram1. The linux is CentOS 7.5 with kernel version 3.10. I don't make any filesystems ...
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modprobe fails with “Operation not permitted”, but secure boot cannot be disabled
My situation is similar to this post, however, none of the given solutions work for me.
I am also trying to load the wireguard module by
modprobe wireguard
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modprobe: ERROR: could ...
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Common Features among Multiple RAMDisks Created Using modprobe brd
I wanted to create a 60GB RAMDisk to check the read and write performance of it. Using the command modprobe brd rd_size=62914560, 16x 60GB RAMDisks have been created: /dev/ram0, /dev/ram1, ..., /dev/...
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kernel compilation: how to exclude module
I used to compile patched kernel for my Arch Linux machine. Up until now, I compiled my kernel with ALL modules, or better, I have not customized it. The reason why is due to my inexperience of this ...
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load a previously removed module
trying to install nvidia drivers and typed by chance: modprobe -r nouveau.
Is there a easy way to load again the module nouveau? both modprobe nouveau and modprobe -a nouveau do not work. I'm on ...
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