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behavior is not desired, the blacklist file can be edited; however, doing

this is not recommended.

4. Run mkinitrd If Necessary

If you edited the /etc/modprobe.conf file in the previous step, you will need

to run mkinitrd to create a new initrd image with the appropriate drivers.

1. Check the /boot directory for an initrd image for your kernel. Remove

the image if it exists in the directory.

2. Run the following command:

# mkinitrd <initrd-image> <kernel-version>

For more information, see the mkinitrd(8) man page.