Checking for the return value of I/O allocation is reversed. Patch against 2.4.0 follows. Definitely 2.4.1 material !! --- linux/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c.orig Wed Dec 6 14:06:18 2000 +++ linux/drivers/scsi/megaraid.c Tue Jan 9 18:09:34 2001 @@ -1527,7 +1527,7 @@ megaCtlrs[numCtlrs++] = megaCfg; if (flag != BOARD_QUARTZ) { /* Request our IO Range */ - if (request_region (megaBase, 16, "megaraid")) { + if (!request_region (megaBase, 16, "megaraid")) { printk (KERN_WARNING "megaraid: Couldn't register I/O range!" CRLFSTR); scsi_unregister (host); continue; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/