[ltp] PCMCIA, Kernel 2.4.xx, and Windows 98...

[Adam Southerland]

What bios version... I did upgrade it when I got it because it wouldn't work 
with Windows (Same PCI IRQ Steering problem...) (By Windows, I mean Win 
95(B, and C) 98 (FE and SE), NT (Workstation)

My POST/BIOS version shows to be 1.59
Power Management version is 1.45
Video 1.00
Setup 4.10
Slave Controller version 1.12

Bios version, Date:    HZET73WW, 12/09/99

After I getsome stuff done I will check out IBMs site to see if mine is the 
most recent and post again =)

I did get the IRQs to work with Windows 98 finally! (The CardBus IRQs were 
off)

Adam


----Original Message Follows----
Adam Southerland wrote:
>I got an idea why my PCMCIA wouldn't work with 2.4.xx kernel...
>
>I attempted to install windows 98 fe and se (same problem) and I get an 
>error (with the PCMCIA)
>
>'Enable PCI IRQ Steering' -- I can't though... Is there maybe a Thinkpad 
>tools disk for a 760XL that will let me? I was told it's a BIOS thing, but 
>my BIOS is limited...

As Tino suggested, get ps2.exe if you need to tinker with IRQ's. I have a 
760XL, and I know PCMCIA works fine with a 2.4.xx kernel, same for the close 
cousin 760XD. What version of BIOS (or should I say "System Program Service 
Diskette") do you have? There were fixes specific to Win98. Both of the 
machines I mentioned have the latest available. Something to consider at 
least.

-Richard

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