> ps: there is another issue i've noticed looking at this problem.  the
> onboard `hme' probes as `hme1' on the e250 because of the hard coded
> hme0 for the U5/U10 onboard.  perhaps the right solution would be to
> force the two simba busses on the U5/U10 (US-IIi) port to be numbered
> the other way?  then everyone would have the onboard hme on pci1.

While that would be possible (and probably no bad idea just for the cosmetic
value) I wonder why that hardcoded entry is there at all - in an U5/U10 in
default configuration the on-board hme would show up as hme0 anyway if that
entry would simply be deleted, or am I missing something?


Martin