Messages in this thread | | | From | (david parsons) | Subject | Re: PATCH: Update for the serial driver. | Date | 2 Sep 1999 23:08:48 -0700 |
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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.
____ david parsons \bi/ ia32 only, I suspect; I don't know if the \/ other architectures even have a usable bios.
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