Can it be so that both are using the same interrupt.
The bios usually tells what interrupts are assigned to what
during boot, just before the lilo prompt shows up.
At least with the motherboards I have resently worked with.

Regards,
/Karl

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From: Edgar Denny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: wierd bug: ati xserver hangs when eth0 is up
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 12:06:24 +0000

> Hi,
> 
> I'm experiencing the following behavior with the new X 4.0.1-3 running
> the "ati" X server:
> 
> Normally, the X server hangs and the screen goes blank somewhere 
> during startup.
> 
> However, if I bring down my ethernet connection first
> using "ifconfig eth0 down", X starts up normally and it doesn't
> hang.
> 
> At the console, I can bring down my static IP address
> and use "pump" to set up a dynamic (DHCP) IP address 
> with no problem (I have a laptop, so I don't always use my office static
> IP address).
> 
> However, when I'm in X, the command "pump" also hangs. On leaving
> X the following message is sometimes shown on the console 
> "eth0: Tx hang, 9 vs 0"
> 
> After leaving X I still have problems with my ethernet connection, 
> "pump" still fails. "pump" only works when I am not in X, or I haven't
> used X previously.
> 
> So, I can use X, or have my ethernet connect up, but not both.
> 
> My card is: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage P/M Mobility AGP 2x.
> This occurs with a 2.2.17 and 2.4.0test10 kernels.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Edgar.
> 
> 
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