kernel setup

Some notes on how to install and remove kernels and kernel modules.

The complete list of kernel command line parameters can be found here.

blacklisting modules

created onJanuary 19, 2022
two ways how to prevent kernel modules from being loaded at startup...

compile, install, remove

created onJanuary 19, 2022
how to compile and install a new kernel and how to remove unused kernels...

nomodeset

created onJanuary 19, 2022
how to delay loading of video drivers until X-Windows is started...

setting the kernel log level

created onAugust 20, 2025
kernel log levels Messages sent by the kernel fall into 8 categories of log levels 0 to 7, with log level 0/KERN_EMERG having the highest priority and log level 7/KERN_DEBUG having the lowest priority: ...