I just cannot believe this. I have a laptop (IBM Thinkpad) with absolutely no
available IRQ resources. None. The only things attached to this is a phone
cord for the modem (linmodem/winmodem). Every single IRQ is used up such
that I cannot insert any pcmcia cards while connected via modem because the
IRQ conflicts and trashes the pcmcia card.
I want to be able to use my wlan card as an AP, have the laptop connected via
modem, and have my desktop get to the internet via my laptop's phone
connection. Basic connection sharing, but it appears flat out impossible.
Without the wlan card inserted, my IRQs look thus:
CPU0
0: 175953 XT-PIC timer
1: 4347 XT-PIC keyboard
2: 0 XT-PIC cascade
5: 128808 XT-PIC ESS Solo-1
8: 1 XT-PIC rtc
9: 535202 XT-PIC i82365, ltserial
10: 15360 XT-PIC usb-ohci
12: 47425 XT-PIC PS/2 Mouse
14: 25766 XT-PIC ide0
15: 2 XT-PIC ide1
NMI: 0
LOC: 0
ERR: 0
MIS: 0
Looking at this one can see that IRQ 3 is available. If I insert my wlan
card, it takes IRQ 3 and...the system either locks up or the pcmcia card is
useless - likely because ltserial, the modem (driver) is sharing and IRQ with
the pcmcia bus controller. When there is no card inserted there is no
problem but insert a card and there is a wreck. Can anyone suggest ANY way
to get this working?
praedor
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