int ret;
        struct comedi_subdevice *s;
        unsigned char aihi, ailo, fifostat, aistat, intstat, airback;
-       unsigned int irq;
-
-       irq = it->options[1];
 
        ret = comedi_request_region(dev, it->options[0], DMM32AT_MEMSIZE);
        if (ret)
                return -EIO;
        }
 
-       /* board is there, register interrupt */
-       if (irq) {
-               ret = request_irq(irq, dmm32at_isr, 0, dev->board_name, dev);
-               if (ret < 0) {
-                       printk(KERN_ERR "dmm32at: irq conflict\n");
-                       return ret;
-               }
-               dev->irq = irq;
+       if (it->options[1]) {
+               ret = request_irq(it->options[1], dmm32at_isr, 0,
+                                 dev->board_name, dev);
+               if (ret == 0)
+                       dev->irq = it->options[1];
        }
 
        devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
                return ret;
 
        s = &dev->subdevices[0];
-       dev->read_subdev = s;
        /* analog input subdevice */
        s->type = COMEDI_SUBD_AI;
        /* we support single-ended (ground) and differential */
-       s->subdev_flags = SDF_READABLE | SDF_GROUND | SDF_DIFF | SDF_CMD_READ;
+       s->subdev_flags = SDF_READABLE | SDF_GROUND | SDF_DIFF;
        s->n_chan = 32;
        s->maxdata = 0xffff;
        s->range_table = &dmm32at_airanges;
-       s->len_chanlist = 32;   /* This is the maximum chanlist length that
-                                  the board can handle */
        s->insn_read = dmm32at_ai_rinsn;
-       s->do_cmd = dmm32at_ai_cmd;
-       s->do_cmdtest = dmm32at_ai_cmdtest;
-       s->cancel = dmm32at_ai_cancel;
+       if (dev->irq) {
+               dev->read_subdev = s;
+               s->subdev_flags |= SDF_CMD_READ;
+               s->len_chanlist = 32;
+               s->do_cmd = dmm32at_ai_cmd;
+               s->do_cmdtest = dmm32at_ai_cmdtest;
+               s->cancel = dmm32at_ai_cancel;
+       }
 
        s = &dev->subdevices[1];
        /* analog output subdevice */