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How do I disable fd0?
How to completely disable floppy in Ubuntu 14.04?
- Edit /etc/fstab to remove reference to floppy.
- Edit /etc/modprobe. d/blacklist and add this line at the end: blacklist floppy.
- Run: sudo update-initramfs -u.
- Run: sudo update-grub.
- Restarted the system.
How do I disable a Linux module?
You can remove a module from the running kernel with the sudo modprobe -r command. You will get a warning if it’s being used and the module will not be unloaded.
Why is the floppy module not loading on CentOS?
After looking around online, it seems that the floppy module is loaded at start up by default, whether there is a floppy drive connected or not. This can be disabled by telling the system not to load the module at start up, and apparently the different flavours of GNU Linux all have different ways of doing this.
How to disable the floppy module from loading on boot?
The methods I’ve tried are: In each case those files did not exist as default and needed to be created, and thus far every method has failed. Does anyone have a definitive answer for how to disable the floppy module from loading on boot in CentOs 7 specifically?
How can I stop a module from loading on start up?
This can be disabled by telling the system not to load the module at start up, and apparently the different flavours of GNU Linux all have different ways of doing this. I’ve tried several methods, and all have failed as the module still loads on start up and the same error message still appears during boot.
Why is my VM not running CentOS 7?
I’m running a CentOS 7 install in VMWare Workstation 9. I have removed the floppy drive from the VM configuration (as my host machine does not have one, and I haven’t used one in literally 12 years). When the VM boots, an error message comes up: The error does not halt the machine from running, but i would like to deal with the issue.