On Tue, 13 Aug 1996 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Christopher> It took me a while to search this down, but the documentation > Christopher> (thanks to LDP) is available at: > Christopher> > Christopher> http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/BootPrompt-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.2 > > If you install the doc-linux package, it is also at > > /usr/doc/HOWTO/* > > As the doc-linux package is updated monthly with the upstream HOWTOs, you > should always look for the newest one in unstable/binary-all/doc. Safe to > install on any system as it's only text. Hard to put a bug into that :-) > > -- > Dirk Eddelb"uttel http://qed.econ.queensu.ca/~edd >
Yes I read the BootPrompt-HOWTO, that's where I got the append = "aha1542=0x234" syntax. However, the driver source code is where to get the module parameters (as per this same HOWTO). In the aha1542.c file, there is a section that explains why you cannot pass IRQ or DMA parameters. The driver was apparently "upgraded" to issue "request_{irq,dma} calls that query the board for that info. I suspect that the reason the module can't find the IRQ for the board is because it can't find the board. This was working fine before I changed the base_io, and it still works fine under DOS/WIN. I'm sure I just need to properly inform the driver module of the new base_io address (0x234). Does anybody know how I can tell what this value is set to? I mean I set aha1542=0x234 in lilo, but how can I tell if its been set in the kernel? Can anybody tell me if I even set it correctly? It looks good to me, using the aha1542.c file as a guide, but I'm rather new at this. By the way, I upgraded to kernel 2.0.12 last night, but no magic. Thanks in advance Richard G. Roberto [EMAIL PROTECTED] 201-739-2886 - whippany, nj -- ******************************************************************************* Bear Stearns is not responsible for any recommendation, solicitation, offer or agreement or any information about any transaction, customer account or account activity contained in this communication. *******************************************************************************