5 ms·

If I recall correctly, that's a bug that is preset on a particular kernel from 6-9 months ago.

• ramidarigaz 16y ago
  Huh. Good to know.
• miles 16y ago
  It's not a bug: x86: introduce /dev/mem restrictions with a config option http://lwn.net/Articles/267427/ http://lwn.net/Articles/267427/ "This patch introduces a restriction on /dev/mem: Only non-memory can be read or written unless the newly introduced config option is set." Command-line access to /dev/mem in Ubuntu http://superuser.com/questions/39583/command-line-access-to-dev-mem-in-ubuntu http://superuser.com/questions/39583/command-line-access-to-...
  • someone_here 16y ago
    Oh cool. Thanks.
  • ramidarigaz 16y ago
    Sad :( I was looking forward to catting for llamas.