Juergen Pfann wrote:
>
> Daniel Smolik wrote:
> >
> > Juergen Pfann wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello !
> > >
> > > Garry Pitman wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Is there a known problem with running more then 2 pci cards in a BP6? Whenever
>I put
> > > > the 3rd card in, the will not boot. I get a series of beeps and then just sits
>there. It
> > > > does not matter which 3 cards I have installed, the only one that stays is the
>video. I
> > > > have even tried different slots and in different order.
> > > >
> > > > Thank you in advance.
> > > > Garry Pitman
> > >
> > > No, there's _not_ a general problem with more than 2 PCI cards,
> > > the proof for this
> > > might be for instance my setup with 4 PCI and 2 ISA/PNP cards ;-).
> > > BUT : there _are_ some "rules" limiting the choice/order of PCI
> > > cards :
> > > 1. PCI slot 3 shares the IRQ with the onboard HPT 366. So you
> > > virtually _must_
> > > put a card there that doesn't essentially need an IRQ (as is
> > > the case with my
> > It is not true. I have in slot 3 my SCSI controller
> > NCR53C810.
> > All is OK.
>
> Attach any IDE hard disk (regardless if it's U-33/66 or whatever)
> to your HPT 366
> and then access that disk and any SCSI device at the same time -
> I'd be surprised
> if you won't experience a lockup...
>
> I stick to say linux can't handle IRQ sharing with BP6 (yet), at
> least not if one of
> the devices is HPT 366.
> Anyone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong...
I have an Ethernet card in PCI Slot 3 and UDMA66 hd attached to HPT366.
No problems at all. Using latest 2.3 kernel.
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