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Re: disabling/enabling 2 devices on 1 irq?



On Thursday 25 April 2002 11:17 pm, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Tue, Apr 23, 2002, Lance Hoffmeyer (lance@augustmail.com) wrote:
> > I have two sound cards.  A Delta66 and a SB16.  The Delta66 does not have
> > any place
>
> Please set your mailer/editor linewrap to 68-75 characters.  I strongly
> recommend 72 as a good default.
>
> Thank you.
>
> > I would set both the Delta66 and the SB16 on the same IRQ and disable
> > one while using the other.  This is something that can be done in
> > Win2000.  I assume it can be done in Linux as well.  I read a little
> > on the PCI HOWTO and downloaded the pciutils but I am not sure:
> >
> > a) Howto to make both the SB16 and ICE1712 (Delta66) have the same IRQ
> > (IRQ11)?
>
> Disable PNP support in the BIOS, and if possible, manually set the IRQ
> for the associated PCI slots.  If the cards support jumpering, so much
> the better.  This may not be possible.
>
> > b) If they ARE both on the same IRQ is it simply a matter of loading
> > and unloading modules?
>
> Generally.  YMMV.

as an addendum to karsten's advice, in the event that one of those cards is 
unjumpable, put the the most unjumpable in the first available slot. that 
will afford you less confusion in ascertaining remaining available irq's for 
the jumpable card.

ben


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