RE: 3c509x module fails to load

[Brad Gass <bradg mnns com>]

I had a similar problem when trying to use a 3COM 3C509 in our box.  I am
pretty sure it was a motherboard thing (since this was on a 486 PCI board, 
and I have a 3C509 in a Pentium class motherboard as well, and not had
this problem), but any non-cascaded IRQ's (3,4,5) wouldn't work.

I changed the card's config to a cascaded IRQ (IRQ 9 or above, I set mine
to 10) and it worked beautifully.

Just my two cents worth :)

Brad