Juan Quintela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> pixel> - fix the kernel :-(
>
> nope, if you ask the kernel to install isa-pnp, you initialize the
> isa-pnp space, you need to do that the first time that you need the
> thing. Ohh, wait, we need to fix the kernel, 3c509 _should_ not work
> until isa-pnp is loaded. Problem was, isa-pnp worked pretty bad in
> the kernel, that means that _some_ cards put a simple implementation
> (aka it works for me), that implementation now breaks that we have
> real isa-pnp support. I think that we need:
> 1- isa-pnp in the krenel (but it give some problems when isa-pnp was
> compiled in-kernel, jeff do you remind was what they?
> 2- do a insmod isa-pnp before _anything_ in stage1.
> 3- fix all the kernel isa drivers and remove their isa-pnp support
> (not an option IMHO).
But, I don't get it:
- 3c509 is not dependant on isa-pnp
- when isa-pnp is insmod'ed, it messes with 3c509
Why so?
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