Dave Reisner wrote: With module-init-tools being declared a dead project by its current maintainer, a new project has stepped up to take its place: kmod. This is intended to be a drop-in replacement, though deprecated functionality in module-init-tools has not been reimplemented. If, upon upgrade, pacman moves `/etc/modprobe.d/modprobe.conf` to a .pacsave, you should move it back. This file, and any other config read by module-init- tools, is still read by kmod. However, the kmod package will no longer include a blank config file. You'll find the same (if not more) documentation in the manpages and --help output for the binaries. URL: http://www.archlinux.org/news/kmod-replaces-module-init-tools/