A thinko.... request_region() says if you succeeded or not. --- linux-2.4.0-test/include/asm-sparc/floppy.h.dist-2.4.0-test8-pre4 Tue Sep 5 15:31:34 2000 +++ linux-2.4.0-test/include/asm-sparc/floppy.h Tue Sep 5 15:26:40 2000 @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ #undef request_region #define release_region(X, Y) do { } while(0) #define check_region(X, Y) (0) -#define request_region(X, Y, Z) do { } while(0) +#define request_region(X, Y, Z) (1) /* References: * 1) Netbsd Sun floppy driver. -- Dr. Horst H. von Brand mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Departamento de Informatica Fono: +56 32 654431 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria +56 32 654239 Casilla 110-V, Valparaiso, Chile Fax: +56 32 797513 - 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/