Subject: Re: stupid fscking hardware!!!!!!
To: None <wonko@madness.tmok.com>
From: Kevin Van Maren <vanmaren@fast.cs.utah.edu>
List: port-i386
Date: 04/16/1997 19:20:43
>i seem to be having trouble with my SMC Elite16 Ultra, the install manual says
>i need to have it on IRQ 2 to be able to use it with the pre-fab kernel, is this
>really right??  IRQ 2 is the cascade IRQ, which breaks everything above IRQ 8,
>which is bad, that's where the adaptec is located. (don't ask)  any pointers on
>gettint the pre-fab to see the SMC at an alternate place? (IRQ 10 - IO 0x280 
>would be real nice, that's where it is now)  

If you set up the card to Irq 2, that is fine; the PC hardware re-directs
that to Irq 9, which is where the kernel will `see' it.

Kevin