--- Adam Belay <ambx1@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Yes, if a driver is available for the device, it will enable it regardless of > the initial state. Most manual BIOS configuration options don't actually > disable the device in the commonly understood sense. Rather, they tell the > BIOS not to waste any time configuring the device, as the operating system > is fully capable of doing so. On operating systems that aren't PnP capable > these options might have a greater effect. OK, but I really do need that IRQ for the network card, and don't need that serial device on the motherboard. So how can I tell Linux not to activate it, please? Thanks, Chris ___________________________________________________________ All new Yahoo! Mail "The new Interface is stunning in its simplicity and ease of use." - PC Magazine http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
