I would try disabling USB in CMOS and see if the problem goes away before changing interrupts etc. Also check that PlugandPlay BIOS is not enabled.
Ross. > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick Rout [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 23 July 2004 12:40 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Help please with PCI IRQ issue - ltmodem > > > > On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 12:37:46 +1200 > InfoHelp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Maybe let SuSE have a go at it? > > > > - The test box I had for Fest had that modem/OS, & went fine > > (& I've been told there's a problem with ltmodem under Mdk10). > > where is this info please, it needs evaluation. > > > > > Make partition space free for SuSE install. > > Test all apps incl cam. > > Delete Mdk if no longer needed. > > > > well its an idea, but I am not sure why suse would do any differently. > > > hth > > > > Rik > > > > Nick Rout wrote: > > > > >I helped (or maybe hindered) with a computer last nght.. > Basically we > > >got an ltmodem (Agere/Lucent) going on a mandrake box with kernel > > >2.6.3-15mdk. The MB appears to be via chipset, I'd say 3-4 > years old > > >(CPU is Athlon 1000 or 1100 from memory) > > > > > >The modem connected ok, but when we started any serious > surfing (read > > >clicking beyond about a google search) the computer froze > hard, i mean > > >no mouse movement, no response from the keyboard, screen frozen, no > > >ability to switch to console, push the reset button frozen. > > > > > >I suspected IRQ problems, and discovered that both USB and > the LTmodem > > >were sharing IRQ5. Now I understood that modern computers can share > > >irq's, but maybe there are exceptions. As the USB didn't > seem to work > > >well when the modem driver was loaded I think this could > well be the > > >right track. > > > > > >In the bios (and i am nervous about changing this sort of > setting) it is > > >set up to auto allocate (is that the right expression) all > irq's. There > > >is a facility to "reserve" irq's. There is a separate facilty to > > >allocate an irq to usb, although not a specific IRQ number, just > > >allocate or not allocate. > > > > > >Can anyone point me to the right resolution here? I > suspect I should go > > >into the bios and set it to "reserve" IRQ5 so that it does not get > > >automatically allocated to USB, and is available for > LTmodem to grab. > > >However I have never played with this stuff in the bios > much and I am > > >not 100% aware of the implications. Certainly turning off > USB altogether > > >is not an option for these people as they have a USB digicam. > > > > > -- > Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
