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I don't want to load the kernel module nouveau on my debian box at startup, so I put the following in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf:

blacklist ttm
blacklist drm
blacklist nouveau

I even did a update-initramfs -u but nonetheless those three modules get loaded each time I boot.

Does anyone know why and how to fix this.

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You can find the answer in the wiki: the idea is that one does not use /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf. Instead, say you want to blacklist pcspkr. You create a pcspkr.conf file in /etc/modprobe.d and put blacklist pcspkr inside. Then run 

depmod -ae && update-initramfs -u
sourcejedi
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  • I see the wiki page says `depmod` is required here, but it sounds nonsense to me. Source: I helped develop modprobe, a while back :-P. I am not sure why following your answer would be any better, though clearly at least one person found this approach helpful. – sourcejedi Apr 19 '19 at 21:53