Disable ata_generic on install?

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anybody know how to disable a module at install time? I’m trying to test a Driver Update for SATA at install time, but I’m getting an error that ata_generic owns libata. Can I disable it?

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On 08/30/2010 07:36 PM, sheasley wrote:
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> anybody know how to disable a module at install time? I’m trying to
> test a Driver Update for SATA at install time, but I’m getting an error
> that ata_generic owns libata. Can I disable it?

Add it to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf.

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And this can be done during the install? I need to make sure ata_generic doesn’t load at all.

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Hi
You could try adding the grub boot option;


ata_generic.modeset=0

Have you disabled the ata controller in the BIOS?

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I’m installing in SATA IDE mode, so I’m applying a Driver Update to thea ata_piix driver. But ata_generic is using libata, so the driver isn’t applying properly. I’m looking for a way to keep ata_generic from loading so I can see if that’s really what’s going wrong.

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On 08/31/2010 12:06 AM, sheasley wrote:
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> lwfinger;2214766 Wrote:
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>> Add it to /etc/modprobe.d/50-blacklist.conf.
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> And this can be done during the install? I need to make sure
> ata_generic doesn’t load at all.

From the boot option line use the command “brokenmodules=ata_generic”.