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From: jcaron@pressimage.net (Jacques Caron)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Can 3c509 use different irq?
Date: Fri, 04 Aug 1995 14:18:59 +0200
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In article <3vomhp$4fi@overload.lbl.gov>, jin@gracie.lbl.gov (Jin
Guojun[ITG]) wrote:
>Is there any way to reconfigure the kernel to let 3c509 card to use different
>irq other than 10?
>The problem is that the FreeBSD kernel always uses irq 10 for 3c509 card,
>and it does not matter how the card irq is set (11, 12, 15).
>
>This causes problems on some new Pentinum motherboard which does not allow
>user to change the PCI irq. The FreeBSD try to configure many cards at irq 10,
>and cause hang up. The BSDi allow to use irq 15 for 3c509 AND solves the
>problem. Maybe FreeBSD should use flexable irq for ISA boards, such as 3c5x9
>in the future release.
>
>For the time being, if some one would show me how to reconfigure the kernel
>to use different irq for 3c5x9 cards, it will be appriciated.
Boot your kernel with the -c option. Type "irq ep0 whatever" and "quit".
That's it, I guess.
Jacques.
NB: it'll be saved in the kernel.
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