Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755199AbXFLPJv (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:09:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752497AbXFLPJo (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:09:44 -0400 Received: from sovereign.computergmbh.de ([85.214.69.204]:22447 "EHLO sovereign.computergmbh.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752137AbXFLPJn (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Jun 2007 11:09:43 -0400 Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:09:42 +0200 (CEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: "R.F. Burns" cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: PC speaker In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 836 Lines: 29 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 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@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/