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Re: IRQ pileup



On Mon, Sep 08, 2003 at 02:54:36PM -0400, Sridhar Srinivasan wrote:
> On Sat, Sep 06, 2003 at 07:34:51PM -0500, Nathan Malmberg wrote:
> > I've been trying to use my PCMCIA wireless network card on my laptop,
> > but whenever I insert the card, I get the message:
> > 
> > orinoco_cs: RequestIRQ: Resource in use
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > 
> > I'm using a 2.4.21 kernel I compiled myself, but my 2.4.20 kernel
> > behaves the same.  I know this card worked once upon a time (I think
> > with the 2.4.20).  How can I make the card or the controller use a
> > different IRQ?  Is there a manual I should be reading?  Could my problem
> > be caused by other software?
> 
> 
> I think I had a similar problem with my self-compiled kernel (but i
> don't remember the exact message). Check if you have ISA support
> compiled in. For reference, check out this link
> http://ozlabs.org/people/dgibson/dldwd/.
> 
> HTH,
> sridhar

This helps indeed.  Recompiling with ISA support makes my wireless card
functional again.  The number of devices on IRQ 10 was a red herring.

Nate

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