rvb@sicily.odyssey.cs.cmu.edu writes:
> The problem being solved is "pcmcia problems" that mean that you can
> not load the distribution and build your specialized kernel.

Indeed. Any kludge that lets you boot and get far enough to build a
real kernel is better than none.

> Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, 10 Aug 1998 14:12:41 -0400 
> >  Ken Hornstein <kenh@cmf.nrl.navy.mil> wrote:
> > 
> >  > For PCMCIA network cards, the IRQ isn't allocated until the first time
> >  > you ifconfig the interface up.
> > 
> > But that is not the case of all PCMCIA devices, so a sysctl is NOT
> > a general solution.
> > 
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