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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0706121709160.19578@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr> Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:09:42 +0200 (CEST) From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de> To: "R.F. Burns" <burnsrf@...il.com> cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: PC speaker On Jun 12 2007 15:57, Jan Engelhardt wrote: >On Jun 12 2007 09:54, R.F. Burns wrote: >> On 6/12/07, Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de> wrote: >>> On Jun 12 2007 08:45, R.F. Burns wrote: > >>> > Is it possible to write a kernel module which, when loaded, will blow the >>> > PC >>> > speaker? >>> >>> Define blow. >>> (As in "damage"?) >> >> Yes. As in, blow it out/damage it so that it is no longer usable. > >I'd say impossible. Just disconnect it from the motherboard. The days when hardware *relied* on software (hence, where software could damage hardware) are over. Jan -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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