Re: PCMCIA still advised as modules?

[Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@mac.com>]

On Jun 10, 2005, at 08:21:05, Dominik Brodowski wrote:
> At least from 2.6.13 on, it will be much easier if you have the PCMCIA
> "modules" built into the kernel, as you won't need userspace  
> interaction any
> longer (except on old yenta_socket bridges during startup, but  
> that's a
> different story). Therefore, I do not see any drawbacks to having  
> the PCMCIA
> modules built into the kernel.

Under such a setup, what is the easiest method to shut down the  
bridge chip
for power savings?  On my Debian laptop where said drivers are  
modular, I can
run "/etc/init.d/pcmcia stop" to unload the module and disable the  
PCMCIA chip,
saving a noticeable amount of power.  Is there some equivalent for  
compiled-in
drivers?  Thanks!


Cheers,
Kyle Moffett

Somone asked my why I work on this free (http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/)
software stuff and not get a real job. Charles Shultz had the best  
answer:

"Why do musicians compose symphonies and poets write poems? They do it
because life wouldn't have any meaning for them if they didn't.  
That's why
I draw cartoons. It's my life." -- Charles Shultz