Re: un-umount-able hd and irqs of pci

[Peter Allen <P.Allen@pallen.dabsol.co.uk>]

Michael Merten wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jul 12, 1999 at 07:31:01PM +0100, Peter Allen wrote:
> > Michael Merten wrote:
> > >
> > > On Mon, Jul 12, 1999 at 02:50:10PM +0100, Peter Allen wrote:
> > > > Two questions,
> > > [snip]
> > > > Second, I cannot remmember how to change the interrupt request of a
> > > > pci card.  I know I have read how to somewhere, but I can't get it
> > > > to work.  The problem I am having is that both my graphics card
> > > > and my soundcard are trying unsuccesfully to share irq 11.
> > > > I can't change it in my bios because the only option is to change
> > > > irq 11 from pnp/pci to legacy isa, which moves both to another
> > > > interupt, both the same one.
> > >
> > > AFAIK, the bios assigns PCI interrupts at boot time.  You should be able
> > > to (in CMOS setup) tell the BIOS that certain interrupts are not available
> > > (used by isa cards).
> > >
> > When I do that both the soundcard and the graphics card go to the next
> > interupt, also the same one.
> >
> You mean, *BOTH* are PCI and are getting the same interrupt?? I've never
> heard of that.  PCI are supposed to be assigned on a slot by slot basis.
> Have you tried relocating the cards to other slots?  Other than that,
> I don't know what to suggest :/
> 
> Mike
> 
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I'll try that, thanks.
By the way, I *thought* that rather than a slot by slot basis it was
meant to be handled by the bios, but then mine doesn't, and as it
is an award bios at least half of all modern Pc's won't as well.

			Peter Allen