Hello!

> BTW: is it wise to use IRQ 12 for PCMCIA configuration per default where
> most laptops have PS/2 mouse compatible pointing devices?

Huh? Mine recognises like this:

pcicmaster0 at isa0 port 0x3e0-0x3e1
pcic0 at pcicmaster0: Intel 82365sl Rev. 1 slots 0-1 iomem d4000-d4fff irq 11
pcmcia0 at pcic0
pcmcia0: slot 0 contains <3Com Corporation, 3C589, TP/BNC LAN Card Ver.  2a, 000002>
ep0 at pcmcia0 port 0x300-0x30f irq 10: 3Com 3C589 Ethernet
ep0: MAC address 00:60:97:40:bc:a7
ep0: 8KB byte-wide FIFO, 5:3 Rx:Tx split, utp/aui/bnc (default utp)
pcmcia0: slot 1 is empty

Greets
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