"wes schreiner" <wes@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>http://www.rt.com/man/setserial.8.html > > "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? >>http://www.scyld.com/diag/ > >Only mentions changing ISA network card interrupts. > >>http://www.opsycon.com/PMON2000/OnlineManual/CmdRef/cmd_pcfg.htm > >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.
