Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 24 Nov 1997 11:04:03 +0100 (MET) | From | Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <> | Subject | Re: [2.1.65] New patch for serial port IRQ setup. |
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On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Alan Cox wrote:
> > I've been made aware that some manufacturers of internal modems recommend > > using irq 2 for COM 4, while other recommende using irq 9. I've made this > > a configuration option. > > You cannot share ISA interrupts between two standard seperate ISA cards > in general. The way the cards are wired means that whoever has the strongest > drivers sets the interrupt level. > > Alan > With CONFIG_SERIAL_SHARE_IRQ defined it seems that my mouse and modem can share interrupt under X. It slows both down, but it's stable.
Regards,
Niels Kristian
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