12 Oct
2003
12 Oct
'03
10:23 a.m.
"wes schreiner" <wes(a)infosink.com> wrote:
"It is important to note that setserial merely tells the
Linux kernel where it should expect to find the I/O port
and IRQ lines of a particular serial port. It does *not*
configure the hardware, the actual serial board, to use a
particular I/O port."
Is there a difference? Does it really matter if you lie to your kernel?
Only mentions changing ISA network card interrupts.
Does the same job as setpci. Includes an interactive mode.
I think you need to re-read.
If I look hard enough... I'm sure I can find something that will reach into
your bios and let you turn your whole machine inside out. Strangely enough... I
don't really see a point. The discussion concerned configuring ones machine to
see a particular "hardware suite" properly. Whether you change the actual
hardware or you change the way the software {like your bios} sees it you achieve
the same end.