Subject: Re: 3c589D on Digital HiNote
To: Nathan J. Williams <nathanw@MIT.EDU>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: port-i386
Date: 07/09/1998 14:27:09
"Nathan J. Williams" writes:
> >In general, this problem is bad enough that I'm thinking that install
> >kernels ought to automatically exclude "common" IRQ assignments from
> >consideration -- 3,4,5 & 7 spring to mind immediately. Anyone have
> >suggestions on what the mask ought to be?
> 
> 	Excluding 5 and 7 seems like a fine idea. But why 3 and 4?
> Are there cases where INSTALL kernels haven't found existing serial
> ports there? 

Just being careful.

.pm