You can change the interrupt line from Slot E to whatever. Thats not the issue. The issue is the address decoder PALs on the Card itself, it wants to decode inside slotspace E, and that would have to be modified.
For example, if i modify the line so the card triggers Slot A, its going to read slot A's address, and it will throw a buss error. Why? because the card wont respond. its address decoders are setup for Slot E.
So In order to make it work, i would have to flip a couple of address lines around physically, so it appears in a different slot space than E, and obviously move the IRQ to the correct spot. Same thing bbraun did.
Now, the DeclROM I dont know if it is hardcoded for Slot E or not. I doubt it as the nubus slot manager will find it wherever it is, The whole purpose behind "plug and play".
According to the LC, I have C, D and E. But C and D are unsupported at least by the LCIII.
Now since I have no idea what slot space to throw it in, It might be better off for me just to make a wire-wrap PDS adapter card. even though i HATE wire-wrap boards. But oh well, it is what it is.
Edit: Also it appears that 99% of the LC ethernet cards, are 96-pin PDS, which means its a 24-bit card. Now the 120-pin slot is 32-bit. So, I assume even though mode32 is enabled, the card should still work in 24-bit mode? Of course the Modes are defined by the SIZE pins on the PDS. So that makes sense.
For example, if i modify the line so the card triggers Slot A, its going to read slot A's address, and it will throw a buss error. Why? because the card wont respond. its address decoders are setup for Slot E.
So In order to make it work, i would have to flip a couple of address lines around physically, so it appears in a different slot space than E, and obviously move the IRQ to the correct spot. Same thing bbraun did.
Now, the DeclROM I dont know if it is hardcoded for Slot E or not. I doubt it as the nubus slot manager will find it wherever it is, The whole purpose behind "plug and play".
According to the LC, I have C, D and E. But C and D are unsupported at least by the LCIII.
Now since I have no idea what slot space to throw it in, It might be better off for me just to make a wire-wrap PDS adapter card. even though i HATE wire-wrap boards. But oh well, it is what it is.
Edit: Also it appears that 99% of the LC ethernet cards, are 96-pin PDS, which means its a 24-bit card. Now the 120-pin slot is 32-bit. So, I assume even though mode32 is enabled, the card should still work in 24-bit mode? Of course the Modes are defined by the SIZE pins on the PDS. So that makes sense.