Re: security issue: hard disk lock

Hi Alan! Thanks for the info Am Montag 11. April 2005 17:36 schrieb Alan Cox: > It makes little difference as the attacker can replace the kernel and > reboot. > Anyway they can flash erase your video card bios, your IDE firmware, > your BIOS > and far more just as easily. Yes, but a new

Re: security issue: hard disk lock

Hi Alan! Thanks for the info Am Montag 11. April 2005 17:36 schrieb Alan Cox: It makes little difference as the attacker can replace the kernel and reboot. Anyway they can flash erase your video card bios, your IDE firmware, your BIOS and far more just as easily. Yes, but a new video-card

Re: security issue: hard disk lock

Am Dienstag 05. April 2005 17:41 schrieb Vernon Mauery: >  This makes sense because a particularly malicious > place to put something like this is a worm that attaches to your boot > loader.  Then, even doing it in the kernel at boot time is too late. I understand... Didn't know that worms could

Re: security issue: hard disk lock

Am Dienstag 05. April 2005 17:41 schrieb Vernon Mauery:  This makes sense because a particularly malicious place to put something like this is a worm that attaches to your boot loader.  Then, even doing it in the kernel at boot time is too late. I understand... Didn't know that worms could

security issue: hard disk lock

Hello! I don't know if you guys already know, there is a possible security risk with all modern desktop-pcs and ata hard drives. In short: Modern ata drives can be locked by password. This lock could be set by a malicous software. This security feature can be frozen, so no programs can set a

security issue: hard disk lock

Hello! I don't know if you guys already know, there is a possible security risk with all modern desktop-pcs and ata hard drives. In short: Modern ata drives can be locked by password. This lock could be set by a malicous software. This security feature can be frozen, so no programs can set a

VIA timer bugfix, patch for 2.4.5

Hi! I have compiled a little patch that contains the VIA timer bugfix (from the ac kernel). the patch is against linus' 2.4.5 kernel. I have compiled and ran the patched kernel sucessfully. the only changes made by this patch are done to linux/arch/i386/kernel/timer.c I would like to have

usb mouse problem

Hi! I just installed 2.4.5-ac6 (from 2.4.5). I needed the ac kernel to fix my VIA timer bug. Now, my Intellimouse Explorer (USB) seems to have problems. It doesn't go smooth anymore. when i move the mouse slowly, it does not continually go on the screen. sometimes it stops for some time,

usb mouse problem

Hi! I just installed 2.4.5-ac6 (from 2.4.5). I needed the ac kernel to fix my VIA timer bug. Now, my Intellimouse Explorer (USB) seems to have problems. It doesn't go smooth anymore. when i move the mouse slowly, it does not continually go on the screen. sometimes it stops for some time,

VIA timer bugfix, patch for 2.4.5

Hi! I have compiled a little patch that contains the VIA timer bugfix (from the ac kernel). the patch is against linus' 2.4.5 kernel. I have compiled and ran the patched kernel sucessfully. the only changes made by this patch are done to linux/arch/i386/kernel/timer.c I would like to have

VIA timer bug

, but the bug still occurs. do i have to set up something in make menuconfig? if so, what? -regards, Jonas Diemer PS: I have NOT subscribed to the list, so please CC me your response. PPS: Sorry for posting twice, the first posting lacked a subject entry. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line

VIA timer bug

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