"Frederic Soulier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> Basically, if the "linux ide2=..., ide3=..." is not given then the
> loading of the aic7xxx works fine, if I try to get the Promise
> recognized then the loading of the aic7xxx fails....
> Could that be because these 2 cards share the same IRQ 10?
Maybe? :-(
Anyway the aic7xxx is bugged, could you try with the following:
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/aic7xxx/
> Right now, they share the same IRQ because they occupy the 2 PCI
> 64bits/66MHz PCI slots:
> Promise Ultra100 TX2 is PCI 32bits, 66MHz (although can do 33MHz)
> Adaptec 29160N is PCI 64bits, ?MHz
>
> Potentially I could try to put the Promise into a PCI 33MHz slot
> that does not use the IRQ 10 but I'd rather be able to use it
> at its full capabilities.
Maybe the BIOS could be told to assign given IRQ's to some peripherals?
Sometimes you can map a PCI device by its order on your motherboard, to
given parameters such as IRQ.
--
Guillaume Cottenceau
