How To Blacklist Drives

tdb · 07-31-2008, 04:39 PM

OK, I was told I needed to - "blacklist the prism2_pci module in Menu > System > BootManager configure bootup". I then need to install another driver.

This is a tad Greek to me so, could anyone tell me or link me to a site the explain "blacklisting"? Besides I'm using a live Cd how are those changes saved or still on my system when I use a live Cd? All always thank you.

My regards,
tdb

P.S. Oh, I'm using Puppy 4.0. I'm trying to connect to the net via D-Link DWL-520 rev.E.

shuuhen · 07-31-2008, 06:52 PM

Are those instructions specifically for Puppy Linux? Those are graphical instructions, so those of us running different graphical setups might not have a menu setup like that.

If you want to do the command line way of blacklisting a kernel module (make it so it can't be loaded - until you unblacklist it) you open /etc/modules.d/blacklist with your favorite text editor (vim is fantastic, nano is fairly easy, many others exist). Just add a new line with:

prism2_pci

and that module shouldn't be able to be loaded again (until you've removed that entry from that file).

Heh, I think I might have a similar PCMCIA version of your card...

07-31-2008, 04:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
tdb Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: U.S.A Posts: 169 OS: Windows 98, XPSP2, & Vista Home Premium SP1 Puppy 4.0 & DSL 4.1 Linux	How To Blacklist Drives OK, I was told I needed to - "blacklist the prism2_pci module in Menu > System > BootManager configure bootup". I then need to install another driver. This is a tad Greek to me so, could anyone tell me or link me to a site the explain "blacklisting"? Besides I'm using a live Cd how are those changes saved or still on my system when I use a live Cd? All always thank you. My regards, tdb P.S. Oh, I'm using Puppy 4.0. I'm trying to connect to the net via D-Link DWL-520 rev.E. Last edited by tdb; 07-31-2008 at 04:41 PM.

07-31-2008, 06:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
shuuhen Manager Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 988 OS: Mac OS 9.1, Mac OS X 10.5.8, WinXP Pro, FreeBSD 6.0, Gentoo Linux My System	Re: How To Blacklist Drives Are those instructions specifically for Puppy Linux? Those are graphical instructions, so those of us running different graphical setups might not have a menu setup like that. If you want to do the command line way of blacklisting a kernel module (make it so it can't be loaded - until you unblacklist it) you open /etc/modules.d/blacklist with your favorite text editor (vim is fantastic, nano is fairly easy, many others exist). Just add a new line with: prism2_pci and that module shouldn't be able to be loaded again (until you've removed that entry from that file). Heh, I think I might have a similar PCMCIA version of your card... __________________ Has it been a few days since I replied to your thread? Don't panic! I'm a busy college student and may forget a post if I'm extra busy (or it might just take me a while to be able to do a decent reply). If you still need help and are awaiting my reply after a few days, PM me about it. When posting what errors you get, please give the full message. It makes helping you much easier.