Added blacklist tip

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 7a02133..9e647eb 100644 (file)
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+grml-tips (0.4.7) unstable; urgency=low
+
+  * Added blacklist tip.
+
+ -- Michael Prokop <mika@grml.org>  Sun,  9 Sep 2007 00:16:28 +0200
+
 grml-tips (0.4.6) unstable; urgency=low
 
   * Added tips:

diff --git a/grml_tips b/grml_tips
index 7a0cb1d..f833472 100644 (file)
--- a/grml_tips
+++ b/grml_tips
@@ -2873,3 +2873,19 @@ Usage examples:
 % ipcalc 10.0.0.28 255.255.255.0
 % ipcalc 10.0.0.0/24
 -- 
+Blacklist a kernel module:
+
+# blacklist <name_of_kernel_module>
+
+-> running 'blacklist hostap_cs' for example will generate an
+entry like this in /etc/modprobe.d/grml:
+
+blacklist hostap_cs
+alias hostap_cs off
+
+To remove the module from the blacklist again just invoke:
+
+# unblacklist <name_of_kernel_module>
+
+or manually remove the entry from /etc/modprobe.d/grml.
+--