# Failed to start systemd-modules-load.service on boot

**URL:** <https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/failed-to-start-systemd-modules-load-service-on-boot/3341>\
**Category:** Bluefin\
**Created:** [August 2, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/failed-to-start-systemd-modules-load-service-on-boot/3341 "2024-08-02T16:06:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![wuarmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/wuarmin/32/2521_2.png) [@wuarmin](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/wuarmin)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/failed-to-start-systemd-modules-load-service-on-boot/3341/1 "2024-08-02T16:06:50Z")

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Hey,  
when I boot my Framework 16 Laptop with Bluefin I get this error on boot:

```txt
Failed to start systemd-modules-load.service

```

Here’s the output of `systemctl status systemd-modules-load.service`

```txt
× systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules
     Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/systemd-modules-load.service; static)
    Drop-In: /usr/lib/systemd/system/service.d
             └─10-timeout-abort.conf
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri 2024-08-02 15:13:41 CEST; 4min 51s ago
       Docs: man:systemd-modules-load.service(8)
             man:modules-load.d(5)
    Process: 4658 ExecStart=/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-modules-load (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 4658 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
        CPU: 8ms

Aug 02 15:13:41 fedora systemd[1]: Starting systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules...
Aug 02 15:13:41 fedora systemd-modules-load[4658]: Module 'msr' is built in
Aug 02 15:13:41 fedora systemd-modules-load[4658]: Failed to insert module 'kvmfr': Key was rejected by service
Aug 02 15:13:41 fedora systemd-modules-load[4658]: Failed to insert module 'v4l2loopback': Key was rejected by service
Aug 02 15:13:41 fedora systemd-modules-load[4658]: Failed to insert module 'zfs': Key was rejected by service
Aug 02 15:13:41 fedora systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Aug 02 15:13:41 fedora systemd[1]: systemd-modules-load.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Aug 02 15:13:41 fedora systemd[1]: Failed to start systemd-modules-load.service - Load Kernel Modules.

```

How to fix this properly in Bluefin? I don’t want to disable SecureBoot.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![nicknamenamenick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/nicknamenamenick/32/4512_2.png) [@nicknamenamenick](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/nicknamenamenick)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/failed-to-start-systemd-modules-load-service-on-boot/3341/2 "2024-08-02T16:46:38Z")

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You do have to disable Secure Boot temporarily.

Solution is here:

> [@Bluefin stable image 40.20240801.0 fails to boot](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/bluefin-stable-image-40-20240801-0-fails-to-boot/3337/2):
>
> This is most likely Secure Boot related. I would disable it, then enter ujust enroll-secure-boot-key in the terminal on the next boot and enter the password universalblue and turn Secure Boot back on, and see if the error still occurs.

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**Author:** ![wuarmin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/wuarmin/32/2521_2.png) [@wuarmin](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/wuarmin)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/failed-to-start-systemd-modules-load-service-on-boot/3341/3 "2024-08-02T17:40:07Z")

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Thanks @nicknamenamenick  
This fixed the issue!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/univeral_blue/original/2X/e/e39f7d1952979cf23b0f8d634e025fb38da50026.png) [@system](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/failed-to-start-systemd-modules-load-service-on-boot/3341/4 "2024-08-03T05:40:44Z")

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