[linux-help] Re: netcfg errors out

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> Behalf Of John Alexander
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> You might want to hold off on doing anything with the IRQs, as
> PCI supports
> IRQ sharing. I think it has something to do with the bus mastering
> capabilities of the PCI/AGP bus. When I look on my box, the
> video, network,
> and SCSI adapters all share the same IRQ.
>
> ja
>

True, but I've run into instances where some cards wouldn't play nicely, and
required that  I find a solution to sharing.  Most work together well, some
don't.  I would probably move the cards around first to see if that helps.
Then I'd see if I could free up an interrupt. If the ISA card could be moved
to a lower number interrupt, things would likely sort themselves out.
Depending on the motherboard, PCI cards seem to mostly use IRQ's above 9.

--dwh

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