Re: Linux Device Drivers

From: Markus Sundberg (erammsu@kieraypc01.p.y.ki.era.ericsson.se)
Date: Thu Mar 30 2000 - 04:24:26 EST


"David Findlay" <nedz@bigpond.com> writes:

> I have an idea which some of you might not like, but would make linux heaps
> easier to use. Could the developers design a new system of device driver
> installation. The current method is much to hard for the average computer
> user. It would be much easier if you had a system whereby you download a
> binary executable for the device you wish to install on your PC. When you
> run it it would automatically install the driver, with no configuration
> necessary. It could ask for IRQ or IO, but you shouldn't have to go through
> config files to do this.

Old disussion, bad idea. Read the archives.
In any case it has nothing to do with linux-kernel, installation fluff
belongs in user space.

//Marcus

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