heh. wasn't quite a request, but thanks anyway. :) it was a "your video card is using irq 15. make sure it's not conflicting with anything". :)
this is the kind of thing i can't seem to remember. i google for it whenever i need it. i should throw it up on my web page just so i don't bother google with the same question over and over. :) thanks, pete begin ME <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Peter Jay Salzman said: > > i don't know my irq numbers. is 15 usually assigned to something like > > the timer or usb? > > On Systems with IDE based drives, 15 is often secondary IDE. > > 0=cpu/timer * > 1=keyboard * > 2=Cascade to upper 8 irq * > 3=/dev/ttyS1 > 4=/dev/ttyS0 > 5=often free or sound card or extra par port or serial port > 6=Floppy Drive Controller # > 7=parallel port #1 # > 8=clock/real time clock * > 9=cascade from 2, effectively "same as "2" but not quite the same * > 10= often free or sound or usb or firewire or... > 11= often free or sound or usb or firewire or... > 12=ps2 mouse if you have one # > 13=Math Co * > 14=Primary IDE or SCSI on some systems # > 15=Secondary IDE # > > Of course with the newer IRQ stuff much is not "set" and unchangeable. > The ones I listed above ith a trailing "*" are pretty much set without you > given choice. > The ones with trailing "#" often use that IRQ resource when present and > these are often unchangable, but not always. > The serial ports are usually set as above, butcan often be altered. > > The above describes older x86 based PC IRQ. > > With newer systems and PCI with resource sharing and the virtual mapping > of "extra IRQ" you can find caes where your x86 based linux system will > report IRQ higher than 15 when you cat /proc/interrupts > > Enjoy, > -ME _______________________________________________ vox-tech mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.lugod.org/mailman/listinfo/vox-tech
