[SOLVED] Promox VE 8.3.1 - unable to blacklist igc module

[Martian21]

I have a three node Proxmox cluster. The two primary nodes are both Minisforum MS-01's. In order to use Intel vPro AMT for remote management I need to blacklist the igc module. I've added blacklist igc to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nic.conf on both nodes and ran update-initramfs -u and rebooted. On one of the nodes the igc module is not loaded, remote management works, no issues. On the other node lsmod | grep igc show that the igc module is loaded. I've also tried adding install igc /bin/true to /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nic.conf and running update-initramfs -u and reboting. No matter what I do the f#ck!ng igc module loads on the one node and clobbers vPro remote management. I'm at my wits end and would appreciate any help / ideas. Thanks!

Running modprobe -r igc on the problematic node will remove the igc module and everything works but obviously it doesn't survive a reboot. Running modprobe --show-depends igc results in insmod /lib/modules/6.8.12-4-pve/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igc/igc.ko on both the working and the problem node so doesn't appear that the igc module is getting loaded by something else.

Any help to get this figured out would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Martian21]

I wasn't able to figure out why I couldn't blacklist the `igc` module. Ended up re-installing Proxmox on the node. A stupid IP conflict later and all is working as it should be.

Not the solution I'd hoped for but it worked and I learned stuff.