Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: PATCH: Update for the serial driver. | Date | 3 Sep 1999 07:08:14 GMT |
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Followup to: <7qnolg$8q6@pell.pell.portland.or.us> By author: o.r.c@p.e.l.l.p.o.r.t.l.a.n.d.o.r.u.s (david parsons) In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > In article <linux.kernel.21393.936295572@isi.edu>, > Craig Milo Rogers <rogers@ISI.EDU> wrote: > >>Note that being able to unload your primary disk driver is completely > >>useless. > > > > It might be useful to be able to update your primary disk > >driver on the fly, without rebooting. It might be useful to keep your > >system running while you switch from a failing drive to a good one. > > Or, alternatively, to boot up your system with a dumb-as-a-rock > BIOS driver, then switch to a better driver as the installation > proceeds. >
The problem is that Linux and the BIOS do not get along, at all. (Yes, Ross Biro did a bios16 driver a long time ago. It didn't work well back then, either.)
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