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Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:07:04 +0100 From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> To: "R.F. Burns" <burnsrf@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: PC speaker On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:32:09 -0400 "R.F. Burns" <burnsrf@...il.com> wrote: > Is it possible to write a kernel module which, when loaded, will blow > the PC speaker? Not really. You can do damage to some PCs by attacking other bits of the hardware (erasing the bios etc) but they are actually a lot better protected nowdays then some years back. If you don't have the root password and expertise I imagine throwing it out of the window or feeding it iron filings will work just as well. That is physical system access tends to imply you can break it. -- 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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