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Bug#918142: linux-image-4.19.0-1-amd64: Can no longer disable the touchscreen module



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On Thu, 2019-01-03 at 20:19 +0100, lauren wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 4.19.12-1
> Severity: normal
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> *** Reporter, please consider answering these questions, where appropriate ***
> 
>    * What led up to the situation?
> 	upgraded to kernel 4.19 as part of regular debian apt update
> 
>    * What exactly did you do (or not do) that was effective (or
>      ineffective)?
> 	i added "blacklist hid_multitouch" to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
> 
>    * What was the outcome of this action?
> 	no effect - the touchscreen is still active
> 
>    * What outcome did you expect instead?
> 	that the touchscreen was not active
[...]

The kernel doesn't load modules itself; that's controlled by systemd,
initramfs-tools, etc.

If you only recently updated the modprobe configuration, try running
"update-initramfs -u" and then rebooting.  Does that fix the problem?

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
Absolutum obsoletum. (If it works, it's out of date.) - Stafford Beer


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