Re: IDE device driver query

Is there a way to temporarily shutdown the running IDE interface and
resume it once the diagnostics is done?

Compile it as a module in the kernel and unload this module (or don't load
it at all).
Beware: your system cannot be on an IDE disk in that case.

.

Relevant Pages

Questions about The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide 2.6
... able to load and unload the first modules I compile with the book. ... kernel with a different setting. ... recompile and load the module again. ...
(comp.os.linux.development.system)
Re: CURRENT kernel crashes on boot with BTX error
... the kernel boots quite happily - both using the 7.0 loader ... successfully load other kernels on this machine before. ... Perhaps the unload dance you did above ...
(freebsd-current)
Unloading kernel modules (fault tarp error)
... I can easily load and unload them using ... I want to load them at startup. ... fault in kernel error and stop booting. ...
(freebsd-questions)
Re: how can a kernel module unload itself?
... kernel and module loaded when needed. ... Dynamic load is cool and error prone. ... When jobis over, unload B, A... ... To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ...
(Debian-User)
Re: most lightweight debian server
... Isn't the kernel have modular support. ... Now the kernel can be configured to load and unload modules automatically. ...
(Debian-User)