diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index da5b970..47135be 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -143,10 +143,9 @@ if(DEFINED MESH_WRITE_TIMEOUT)
     message(STATUS "MESH_WRITE_TIMEOUT set to ${MESH_WRITE_TIMEOUT}")
     target_compile_definitions(${LibTargetName} PUBLIC MESH_WRITE_TIMEOUT=${MESH_WRITE_TIMEOUT})
 endif()
-# conditionally disable interruot support (a pigpio specific feature)
-if("${LibPIGPIO}" STREQUAL "LibPIGPIO-NOTFOUND" OR DEFINED RF24_NO_INTERRUPT)
-    message(STATUS "Disabling IRQ pin support")
-    target_compile_definitions(${LibTargetName} PUBLIC RF24_NO_INTERRUPT)
+if(DEFINED RF24MESH_CONN_CHECK_TYPE)
+    message(STATUS "RF24MESH_CONN_CHECK_TYPE set to ${RF24MESH_CONN_CHECK_TYPE}")
+    target_compile_definitions(${LibTargetName} PUBLIC RF24MESH_CONN_CHECK_TYPE=${RF24MESH_CONN_CHECK_TYPE})
 endif()
 
 
diff --git a/cmake/AutoConfig_RF24_DRIVER.cmake b/cmake/AutoConfig_RF24_DRIVER.cmake
index 6e942ca..99e0408 100644
--- a/cmake/AutoConfig_RF24_DRIVER.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AutoConfig_RF24_DRIVER.cmake
@@ -26,31 +26,33 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 
-if(${RF24_DRIVER} STREQUAL "UNKNOWN") # invokes automatic configuration
-    if("${SOC}" STREQUAL "BCM2708" OR "${SOC}" STREQUAL "BCM2709" OR "${SOC}" STREQUAL "BCM2835")
-        set(RF24_DRIVER RPi CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/RPi" FORCE)
-    elseif(NOT "${LibPIGPIO}" STREQUAL "LibPIGPIO-NOTFOUND")
-        message(STATUS "Found pigpio library: ${LibPIGPIO}")
-        set(RF24_DRIVER pigpio CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/pigpio" FORCE)
-    elseif(NOT "${LibWiringPi}" STREQUAL "LibWiringPi-NOTFOUND")
-        message(STATUS "Found wiringPi library: ${LibWiringPi}")
-        set(RF24_DRIVER wiringPi CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/wiringPi" FORCE)
-    elseif(NOT "${LibLittleWire}" STREQUAL "LibLittleWire-NOTFOUND")
-        message(STATUS "Found LittleWire library: ${LibLittleWire}")
-        set(RF24_DRIVER LittleWire CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/LittleWire" FORCE)
-    elseif(NOT "${LibMRAA}" STREQUAL "LibMRAA-NOTFOUND")
-        message(STATUS "Found MRAA library: ${LibMRAA}")
-        set(RF24_DRIVER MRAA CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/MRAA" FORCE)
-    elseif(SPIDEV_EXISTS) # should be a non-empty string if SPI is enabled
-        message(STATUS "detected that SPIDEV is enabled: ${SPIDEV_EXISTS}")
-        set(RF24_DRIVER SPIDEV CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/SPIDEV" FORCE)
-    endif()
-endif()
+# if(${RF24_DRIVER} STREQUAL "UNKNOWN") # invokes automatic configuration
+#     if("${SOC}" STREQUAL "BCM2708" OR "${SOC}" STREQUAL "BCM2709" OR "${SOC}" STREQUAL "BCM2835")
+#         set(RF24_DRIVER RPi CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/RPi" FORCE)
+#     elseif(NOT "${LibPIGPIO}" STREQUAL "LibPIGPIO-NOTFOUND")
+#         message(STATUS "Found pigpio library: ${LibPIGPIO}")
+#         set(RF24_DRIVER pigpio CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/pigpio" FORCE)
+#     elseif(NOT "${LibWiringPi}" STREQUAL "LibWiringPi-NOTFOUND")
+#         message(STATUS "Found wiringPi library: ${LibWiringPi}")
+#         set(RF24_DRIVER wiringPi CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/wiringPi" FORCE)
+#     elseif(NOT "${LibLittleWire}" STREQUAL "LibLittleWire-NOTFOUND")
+#         message(STATUS "Found LittleWire library: ${LibLittleWire}")
+#         set(RF24_DRIVER LittleWire CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/LittleWire" FORCE)
+#     elseif(NOT "${LibMRAA}" STREQUAL "LibMRAA-NOTFOUND")
+#         message(STATUS "Found MRAA library: ${LibMRAA}")
+#         set(RF24_DRIVER MRAA CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/MRAA" FORCE)
+#     elseif(SPIDEV_EXISTS) # should be a non-empty string if SPI is enabled
+#         message(STATUS "detected that SPIDEV is enabled: ${SPIDEV_EXISTS}")
+#         set(RF24_DRIVER SPIDEV CACHE STRING "using folder /utility/SPIDEV" FORCE)
+#     endif()
+# endif()
 
 # override the auto-detect if RF24_DRIVER is defined in an env var
 if(DEFINED ENV{RF24_DRIVER})
     message(STATUS "RF24_DRIVER (set from env var) = $ENV{RF24_DRIVER}")
     set(RF24_DRIVER $ENV{RF24_DRIVER} CACHE STRING "" FORCE)
+elseif(${RF24_DRIVER} STREQUAL "UNKNOWN")
+    set(RF24_DRIVER SPIDEV CACHE STRING "using folder RF24/utility/SPIDEV" FORCE)
 endif()
 
 message(STATUS "Using driver: ${RF24_DRIVER}")