Svante Signell wrote:
> I've been digging some more into this issue. A new version of XFree86
> (XFree86-4.0.2-1mdk) is installed, a new kernel
> (kernel22-2.2.18-1mdk), a new glibc (glibc-2.2-21mdk) etc. The problem
> remains :-(
>
> All seems to be due to an IRQ assignment problem.
> cat /proc/interrupts gives:
> 5: 314465 XT-PIC ESS Maestro 2, eth0
> and lspci -v gives:
> 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: 3Dfx Interactive, Inc. Voodoo Banshee (rev 03)
>(prog-if 00 [VGA])
> Subsystem: Guillemot Corporation Maxi Gamer Phoenix
> Flags: VGA palette snoop, 66Mhz, fast devsel, IRQ 5
> Memory at 40000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
> Memory at 42000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
> I/O ports at 1000
>
> The following is pasted from another posting to [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
>
> Anyone knows why is IRQ 5 chosen both for my eth0 (tulip, external
> card) driver and sound (maestro, on motherboard) on my Compaq Presario
> 5640/5670 when other interrupts are free: 4,6,7,9,10,11?
>
> How to steer away one of the units from IRQ 5 to avoid interrupt
> sharing? In the documentation to both the tulip and maestro driver I
> have not found any option to control the IRQ. What unit takes care of
> allocating IRQ's if the card driver does not require one, the kernel
> or the BIOS?
>
> The BIOS for this computer has very limited number of options, and as
> mentioned above the sound hardware is on the motherboard. Also only
> two PCI slots are available (one with the ethernet card, the other
> with a PCTV card, IRQ 3), so shuffling cards is not much an option.
>
> (I am using the non-fb kernel)
>
> Thanks in advance,
> /Svante
IRQ 5 and 7 are usually used and set for the sound and lpt.
If you mb BIOS has setting for PnP OS you should set for NO.
If NIC has a driver disk and a setup program, possible you can use and force the IRQ.
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