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PCnet™ Family Software FAQs - Packet Driver
I am using an AMD PCI controller based adapter card and when loading the AMD packet driver, I do not include the INT value. Why does the driver fail to load in this scenario?





Q:I am using an AMD PCI controller based adapter card and when loading the AMD packet driver, I do not include the INT value. Why does the driver fail to load in this scenario?
A:The INT value necessary for a packet driver is a software interrupt used to communicate with the driver, and is required even on a PCI bus. The driver will not load without a valid value for INT. The INT value is 0x60 by default and ranges from 0x60 to 0x66.

Example format for PCI bus:

PCNTPK INT=0x60

The bus interrupts are identified by the keyword IRQ and are not required for PCI bus. However they are required for an ISA bus.

Example format for ISA bus:

PCNTPK INT=0x60 IRQ=3 IOADDR=0x300 DMA=5





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