[SOLVED] modprobe usage info displayed at boot

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I'm using mkinitcpio 0.7.2-1 on x86_64, my system is completely up-to-date, but somehow I seem to be still affected by FS#24766: I'm getting modprobe's usage info displayed at boot.
My MODULES array in /etc/mkinitcpio.conf is empty and the file is unmodified.
I have tried reinstalling mkinitcpio with no positive results.
Any ideas? Thanks
Last edited by kynikos (2011-07-31 18:59:41)

Eheh, it worked, thanks! I wonder why reinstalling mkinitcpio didn't solve it then... well, nevermind

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