Re: irq problems (non-pcmcia) on toshiba

[Tony Godshall <togo@of.net>]

According to deetee,
> Joan wrote:
> 
> > > Is APIC a solution, and how do i enable it if it is not enabled?
> >
> > Compiling the kernel without APIC support is what uses to be the best option
> > for laptops... have you tryed that?  8-?
> 
> no, but i can't see this will help - as i included in the last mail my
> dmesg tells me that APIC is not running anyhow. _not_ putting it in the
> kernel will not help me stop my video, my sound, my usb and my eth being
> on the same irq...?
> 
> or am i missing something here?

For my sony vaio, apic is mandatory if you want to use the
thumbwheel of the touchpad or control screen brightness.