* Mike Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010331 12:41] wrote:
> > This is cute...
> >
> > If you disable a device using /boot/device.hints like so:
> > hint.ppc.0.disabled="1"
> > hint.ppc.1.disabled="1"
> > hint.ppbus.0.disabled="1"
> > hint.ppbus.1.disabled="1"
> >
> > you get this:
> > ppc1: <ECP parallel printer port> at port 0x378-0x37f,0x778-0x77b irq 7 drq 3 on
> > isa0
>
> That's because the PnP entity is still matched. You can't disable PnP
> devices; it just doesn't work that way. 8)
You mean it's impossible to disable lpt/floppy in a pnp system
and use thier IRQs for anything else unless you remove the drivers
from the kernel?
Why?
Also, is there any system in place so that I can tell a device to
go away? (one that isn't pccard/cardbus) ?
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