Kernel options needed for Winbook XL, X11

[astreib]

Recently installed gentoo on a Winbook XL w/a pcmcia NIC. Worked fine at the console but running X the keyboard and mouse were nonresponsive. Determined that the following boot argument is necessary:

pci=irqmask=0xafff

I added it to /etc/lilo.conf as:

append="pci=irqmask=0xafff"

This allows the 2.4 kernel pcmcia to put the pccard slots on irq15 instead of irq12 that conflicts with the keyboard/mouse.

This is described at http://www.winbookcorp.com/forum/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=linux&Number=17201&page=1&view=collapsed&sb=5

HTH,

Allan