> > I just went through all this as well. The best thing to do IMHO is to > > try to find a way to manually assign IRQ in the BIOS. Also, and this is > > what I didn't see at first, some slots SHARE IRQ. Avoid this! If you are > > not using USB at all, turn it off in BIOS if possible. Tell the BIOS > > "NOT INSTALLED" for any peripherals not installed. I was able to remove > > parallel and serial interfaces as well since nothing is connect to this > > box. Here's what I have now: > > > > 0: 27713309 XT-PIC timer > > 1: 167 XT-PIC keyboard > > 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade > > 3: 277073215 XT-PIC wctdm <------ TDM410 > > 4: 1114724 XT-PIC eth0 > > 7: 277082652 XT-PIC wcfxo <------ X100P > > 8: 1 XT-PIC rtc > > 9: 277077218 XT-PIC wcfxo <------ X100P > > 12: 0 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse > > 14: 102780 XT-PIC ide0 > > 15: 3 XT-PIC ide1 > > > > hth > Thank you. Unfortunately, I do not have * running on a box dedicated to it (for > now). > So, I do need to use USP, serial, and the printer port. > > I wonder though, if my install of * works well while sharing IRQ's, is there really > any compelling reason to get the Zap cards on their own IRQ's?
No, there is no compelling reason at all. Some folks have had IRQ sharing problems, but the majority do not. Yet, the few keep repeating it as though its a major issue for everyone, which is not even close to the truth. Here's one example... 9: 871579742 XT-PIC ehci-hcd, eth0, wcfxo, Intel ICH4 10: 0 XT-PIC usb-uhci 11: 3631482514 XT-PIC usb-uhci, wcfxo where the same interrupt is shared by several devices with absolutely no problems whatsoever. (Notice the 100 meg nic card is sharing with a x100p card, etc.) The bottom line for sharing interrupts involves having some technical knowledge as to which devices "actually" use interrupts in the first place (even though an interrupt might be allocated to a card, doesn't mean its actually used for anything), the ability of the cards and drivers to handle sharing, motherboard, etc. Without that knowledge, it boils down to simply trying it. If the cards work at all, there is a high probability they will continue to work without messing around with that stuff. Rich _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users