Subject: Re: 2 quick questions
To: None <cjs@portal.ca>
From: Mike Long <mikel@shore.net>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/07/1997 23:49:30
>Date: Sat, 7 Jun 1997 13:17:16 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Curt Sampson <cjs@portal.ca>
>
>On Sat, 7 Jun 1997, Mike Long wrote:
>
>> >Firstly - Not that it matters, but why does the npx driver seem to be the 
>> >only one that doesn't print out its IRQ on initialisation?
>> 
>> Probably because it doesn't use one, and sets its irq to IRQUNK during
>> autoconfig.
>
>Does this mean that IRQ 13 is available for use by expansion cards
>and the like?

Yes.  Just be careful not to use that kernel on an older motherboard.
-- 
Mike Long <mikel@shore.net>                http://www.shore.net/~mikel
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands,
hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats." -- H.L. Mencken