Hi, I am modifying the PCMCIA driver (linux 2.4.18 for mips) to make it work it with the Richo controller(RF5C296). I made some hack and now the driver is able to detect the type of controller and also the cardmgr is detecting the type of the card plugged in properly(and properly inserting the module for that card). But then (I am right now just trying to make the CF storage card work with the kernel) when I load all the modules and then run cardmgr and insert the card, I am getting the following message. ide0: ports already in use, skipping probe This messages keeps repeating for some time and then it stops saying the resource is busy. The pcmcia driver is right now working in the polling mode. Please help me, if someone has done it before. I just modified the MEM base and IO base and now outb and inb are reading from that location. So I think the CIS is being read properly. What could be wrong ?. Thanks in advance Regards Suresh -- .''`. Suresh. R <suresh@xxxxxxxxx> : :' : Proud Debian User `. `'` `- Debian - when you have better things to do than fixing a system