From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1ANkwy-0006Jj-00 for ; Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:30:16 -0500 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hAN3UCZc003322 for ; Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:30:12 -0500 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hAN3UBv8003321 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:30:11 -0500 Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 22:30:11 -0500 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Message-ID: <20031123033011.GA3318@gmx.net> References: <20031122202717.GB2416@gmx.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Subject: Re: ethernet cards X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.3 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 23 Nov 2003 03:30:16 -0000 this is weird bc I thought pci was supposed to assign ircs to the hardware in order to prevent conflicts such as those present in non-pnp isa... On Sun, Nov 23, 2003 at 01:25:37PM +1000, Geoff Shang wrote: > Alex Snow wrote: > > > my question is how can I tell the 3c59x module which irq to use for > > which card? these are both pci network cards ... > > The device driver doesn't do this. The IRQ is allocated by either LInux or > the BIOS, depending on which does the PCI setup. I admit to not knowing > much about all this. I personally would like to know how to reserve IRQs > if you want LInux to do the PCI setup. Perhaps someone else on here knows > more. > > Geoff. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Always borrow money from a pessimist; he doesn't expect to be paid back.