On 29.07.2013 09:47, Harald Hoyer wrote: > On 07/29/2013 02:28 AM, poma wrote: >> On 29.07.2013 02:01, Rolf Turner wrote: >> … >>> (b) Would it be possible to disable/mask the internal WiFi card but >>> leave the USB WiFi device >>> available, so that I can actually get a WiFi connection? >> … >>>> I am running Fedora 17; output of "uname -a" is: >>>> >>>>> Linux localhost.localdomain 3.3.4-5.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon May 7 >>>>> 17:29:34 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux >>>> >>>> Thanks for any help that anyone can give me. >>> >> >> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/announce/2013-July/003169.html >> >> BIOS settings, NetworkManager? >> >> on Fedora 19, >> man 7 dracut.cmdline - rd.driver.blacklist >> >> e.g. >> /boot/extlinux/extlinux.conf >> append … rd.driver.blacklist=<drivername> >> >> /boot/grub2/grub.cfg >> linux … rd.driver.blacklist=<drivername> >> >> >> poma >> > > That would disable it only in the initramfs. > True, thank you master Yoda. Therefore abovementioned is for e.g. 'nouveau', plus /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-<modulename>.conf blacklist <modulename> which should be sufficient for OP's case. man 5 modprobe.conf man 5 modprobe.d And there is a potential problem - one/module-to-many/devices. However OP should upgrade, anyway. Regarding terminology, there is a discrepancy in naming scheme - (kernel) module vs driver. Where from come this le chauffeur? poma -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
