From 5e297c27add5cde2ceaa0fdbbadd060800124e87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lekensteyn Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:13:55 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add note that a driver must not be loaded if the card is off --- README.md | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index feca059..56aed69 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -64,6 +64,10 @@ unload the driver, $ dmesg |tail -1 bbswitch: device 0000:01:00.0 is in use by driver 'nouveau', refusing OFF +Do **not** attempt to load a driver while the card is off or the card won't be +usable until the PCI configuration space has been recovered (for example, after +writing the contents manually or rebooting). + Reporting bugs --------------