Subject: Re: Followup on problems with EtherExpress PRO/10 (iy0)
To: Matthew Patton <patton@sysnet.net>
From: Mark Boyns <boyns@sdsu.edu>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 02/12/1997 10:54:37
Matthew Patton <patton@sysnet.net> writes:
> By now I'm sure you're aware that IRQ2 is used to cascade onto the second
> interrupt handler circuit at IRQ9. No devices should be placed on either
> of these.
>
> With your handy DOS based etherexpress setup disk, force the card into an
> IRQ. 10 is the most common one I've seen but I believe you havd and
> Adaptec on that port. You probably need to set and write down teh bios
> map as well as the amount of on-card RAM. Long ago I vaguely recall that
> cards <16kb didn't work right.
Changing from irq 9 to irq 11 fixed it. Thanks.