[Nix-dev] How to unblacklist kernel modules in /etc/modprobe.d/ubuntu.conf?

[roconnor at theorem.ca]

FYI: my current workaround is to add the following configuration:

   boot.postBootCommands = "${config.system.sbin.modprobe}/sbin/modprobe i2c_i801";

in addition to the rest.

On Fri, 7 Nov 2014, roconnor at theorem.ca wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I've almost got my touchpad on my Acer C710 (running SeaBIOS) working with
> the following config:
>
>   nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = pkgs: { linux_3_17 = pkgs.linux_3_17.override { extraConfig = "CHROME_PLATFORMS y"; }; };
>   boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_3_17;
>   boot.kernelModules = [ "cyapa" "i2c_designware_pci" "i2c_designware_platform" "i2c_designware_core" "i2c_dev" "chromeos_laptop" "i2c_i801" ];
>
> The only problem is that the i2c_i801 module doesn't load at boot time
> because:
>
> nixos systemd-modules-load[1051]: Module 'i2c_i801' is blacklisted
>
> Indeed it is blacklisted in ubuntu.conf:
>
> $ grep i2c_ /etc/modprobe.d/ubuntu.conf
> blacklist i2c_i801
>
> After booting, if I manually modprobe the i2c_i801 module, my touchpad
> works.
>
> So my question is, what is the best way to configure NixOS to remove that
> line from ubuntu.conf?
>
>

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