Re: module kvm-intel causing virtualbox problems

[Andrew Reid <reidac@bellatlantic.net>]

On Sunday 30 January 2011 18:15:56 briand@aracnet.com wrote:
> I get an error message when I run virtual box and the inter-tubes led
> me to the answer of removing the kvm-intel module.
>
> I'm trying to figure out how it got loaded in the first place so I can
> keep it from being loaded, but I can't seem to track it down.
>
> Can some kind soul help me out.

  My intertubes told me that kvm is a virtualization module 
associated with qemu -- it may be that if you have the right sort
of CPU, your kernel thoughtfully loaded it up for you, anticipating
that you'd want the functionality.

  You may be able to prevent this by putting the module name
in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.  The comment at the start of that
file describes the scope of the file, and distinguishes between
"hotplug" events and "autoloading", with this file controlling
the former but not the latter.  I confess I don't really 
understand this distinction.

  Whenever I have wanted to prevent a module from loading, 
adding the module to that file has always done the trick 
for me.

				-- A.
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Andrew Reid / reidac@bellatlantic.net