From owner-freebsd-newbies Tue Jul 10 9:24:16 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from blueyonder.co.uk (pcow029o.blueyonder.co.uk [195.188.53.123]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE67937B401 for ; Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:24:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jfm@blueyonder.co.uk) Received: from lexx.my.domain ([62.31.194.122]) by blueyonder.co.uk with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.5.1877.687.68); Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:24:08 +0100 From: John Murphy To: jgnovak Cc: simon196405@bigfoot.com, newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: how to resolve IRQ conflict between network and audio card Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 17:24:27 +0100 Organization: poor Reply-To: jfm@blueyonder.co.uk Message-ID: References: <3607D767B8E1D311A24F0008C7590A960916CD27@ntexchange07.micron.com> In-Reply-To: <3607D767B8E1D311A24F0008C7590A960916CD27@ntexchange07.micron.com> X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org It's best to ask/answer technical questions in questions@FreeBSD.org I don't think compiling a custom kernel will help for plug and play cards. Try setting your computer BIOS to non plug and play OS. I haven't used windows2000 myself so I don't know if it will need the BIOS set to plug and play OS, though I guess It'll be OK. Ask in questions@FreeBSD.org to be sure. John. jgnovak wrote: >Hi Simon > >Without knowing what you have tried so far I would suggest this: >First edit and re-compile your kernel so you are not running on the = generic >on3 that installs >by default. >The dir is /usr/src/sys/i386/conf, in there you will find GENERIC and = LINT, >i recommend that you read LINT, then=20 >copy and rename the GENERIC kernel, then edit it to match your hardware. > >During the custom kernel edit you will get a chance to specify the IRQ = and >IOMEM address for these devices. > >Once again, without knowing much about your hardware, I recommend that = you >keep the audio card on IRQ 5 and moe the NIC to=20 >IRQ 10 or 3, or whatever you have that is available, just don't use IRQ = 2 >(use IQ 9 instead of 2). > >hope this helps out. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Simon Siemonsma [mailto:simon196405@bigfoot.com] >Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 1:36 PM >To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG >Subject: how to resolve IRQ conflict between network and audio card > > >I have an IRQ conflict between my NE2000 compatible network card (ISA) = and >my audio card (PCI). >Both are plug and play and want to use IRQ 5. >The strange thing is that in W'2000 the NE2000 compatible card uses IRQ = 10, >and the audio card uses IRQ 11 (together with my ISDN modem, the PCI to = USB >controller, and my AGP graphics card. So they don't conflict there. > >At the moment it is not really a big problem, but I'll need the network = card >in the future to get ADSL up and running. > >Does anyone has any idea on how to solve this. It is important that at = the >end both cards work with freeBSD as well as with W'2000. > >Best regards > >Simon Siemonsma To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message