Harm Bathoorn wrote: > > On Tuesday 22 January 2002 09:55, you wrote: > > > Assuming you have Mandrake installed, we need to get the resource > > conflict handled. In /etc/pcmcia/config.opts you should see "exclude > > irq 4", "exclude irq 3", "exclude port 0x2f8-0x2ff", and "exclude port > > 0x3f8-0x3ff". That should prevent the pcmcia card from getting > > resources the serial ports need. > > > > Best regards, > > Arnold > > Well actually Slack was still installed. The only exclude mentioned in > config.opts is irq 4 for the first built in serial port.. > > I copied the the relevant config files to a floppy and started re-installing > mdk7.2. Interesting to see if and which diffs there are. It'l take a while > with the p133 though:) > > After that's worked out I'l be giving 8.1 a try. On installing 8.1 with > 'expert' option the first demand is about optional 3rd party kernels on > specific floppys. > I'm not quite in the clear as to exactly which floppies are meant and how to > acquire them. > > -- > > Harm Bathoorn. > > "Free software is changing global economy the same way trade guilds did in > the middle ages" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
It might help to have a look at the "include port" lines as well. If those lines exclude the ioports normally reserved for serial ports 1-4 then we may have an explanation. The only thing that occurs to me in regard to 3rd party kernels is that there may be other floppy images on CDs 2 and 3. Good luck with the install Best regards, Arnold -- Arnold Troeger Unocal Thailand Phone: 011-66-2-545-5456 5th Floor, Tower 3, SCB Park Plaza FAX: 011-66-2-545-5374 19 Ratchadapisek Road, Chatuchak Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bangkok 10900, Thailand ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Microsoft Windows: for when your machine is just too fast" "Microsoft: Writing viruses has never been easier!" "Microsoft: The company that made email dangerous"
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