> > > My new Adaptec AHA-2920 (using the future domain module) conflicts
with my
> > > Diamond Viper V330.
> >
> > Disable the IRQ on your video card. It is unnecessary. Most PC
> > BIOS's have an "Assign IRQ2 to VGA" enable disable in CMOS setup.
> > Set it to disable.
>
> I can't disable anything on my videocard.
> Don't we just all love PnP? :-)
>
> And I never saw that option in my BIOS.
> Besides, I thought IRQ9 was (unofficially) reserved for videoboards?
IRQ 9 is cascaded to IRQ 2, so technically it doesn't exist. ( although my
sportster winmodem uses IRQ 9 ;()
> > > They both use IRQ9 and work in Win95.
> > > When I tried getting the SCSI to work in Linux I experienced system
> > > lockups when I started X.
> >
> > Perhaps it gets disabled on the video card by the video driver in
> > Win95. Or perhaps Win95 allows them to share, but the video card
> > doesn't use the IRQ so there are no problems.
>
> Alan explained, it's a bug in Xfree.
>
> > > The lockup occur when:
> > > I load the module and then start X, when the videomode changes the
system
> > > hangs (hard reset is required).
> > > Or when I start X, exit X and then insmod the driver (hard reset
required
> > > as well).
> >
> > You'll probably have to disable the VGA IRQ, or change the IRQ on
> > your SCSI card.
>
> That means moving the SCSI-board to another PCI-slot and assigning an IRQ
> to that specific slot in my BIOS (if I have that option, that is).
> GOD! I love PNP!!!!!!
>
> > > I know IRQ's can be shared, although I'm not sure about IRQ9, since
it's
> > > the cascading IRQ, but Win95 seems to have no problem with it.
> > > Weird thing is, DOS also hangs upon loading of the SCSI-driver.
> >
> > Win95 is probably fooling you. I doubt it shares an IRQ with
> > anything.
>
> It does work!
>
> > > Is this normal behaviour, if so then why doesn't Linux warn me that
the
> > > IRQ is already used?
> >
> > Good point!
>
> Alan said that Xfree didn't release the IRQ, but does that mean I can use
> them seperatly, but not together?
> In other words: "No SCSI in X"?
>
> Also, is there someway to detect wether an IRQ wasn't released?
>
> Yeep
>
> Uncommon Linux errors:
> EWOULDBENICE: Feature not implemented yet
Matthew D. Pitts
mpitts@suite224.net
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