Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Jan 2002 13:01:55 +0000 (/etc/localtime) | From | <> | Subject | Re: Aunt Tillie builds a kernel (was Re: ISA hardware discovery -- the elegant solution) |
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On Mon, 14 Jan 2002, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2002 14:50:35 -0500 > From: Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> > To: arjan@fenrus.demon.nl > Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: Aunt Tillie builds a kernel (was Re: ISA hardware discovery > -- the elegant solution) > "Crap." Melvin thinks. "I don't remember what kind of network card I > compiled in. Am I going to have to open this puppy up just to eyeball > the hardware?" Doing that would take time Melvin was planning to spend > chatting up a girl geek he's noticed over at the computer lab.
BTDT queried the current kernel for the info I needed.
ISA doesn't look like it was designed to be autodetected at least not the really old stuff.. if it's on a 586 it's likely to be at least PnP and therefore more easilly detectable.
IMO ISA was designed for techies and not for J Random User.
-- Gerhard Mack
gmack@innerfire.net
<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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