Subject: Re: Solved? Re: Serious trouble with ep driver on 1.5 branch (and
To: Feico Dillema <feico@pasta.cs.uit.no>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: current-users
Date: 10/20/2000 09:53:34
On Thu, 19 Oct 2000, Feico Dillema wrote:

> Adding the following to my kernel config file:
>
> options         PCIC_ISA_ALLOC_IOBASE=0x2a0
> options         PCIC_ISA_ALLOC_IOSIZE=0x060
> options         PCIC_ISA_INTR_ALLOC_MASK=0xb88f
>
> makes my problem go away for NetBSD-1.5 (and probably also 1.4.3, not
> tried). I don't need these on NetBSD-1.4.2. (I need these when I want
> to use *two* pcmcia 3com ethernet cards in one laptop). I must say
> that I don't understand why this fixes the problem for 1.5 (or which
> option really fixes it; I guess the INTR MASK, but...) and why it is
> not a problem for 1.4.2. I'll send my experiences in for the NetBSD
> laptop FAQ, but if any of you could add some rationale to it that
> might be nice). I'm happy again now, but I think it would be nice to
> fix this, so that installing NetBSD-1.4.3 and NetBSD-1.5 works for
> such machines and cards again. Work around is to use NetBSD-1.4.2
> install floppies to install 1.4.3 or 1.5.

	Just to clarify the above - do you need them under 1.4.2 when
	you use two 3com cards, or 1.5?

	How is the attach/irq used reported differently between the#
	working and non working config under 1.5?

                David/absolute
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