Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 18 Dec 1998 22:49:47 +0200 | From | Stefan Laudat <> | Subject | Re: 2.1.132-2: eth0: Tx timed out, lost interrupt?[Might be a little bit off-topic] |
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> Interesting comment. My system didn't seem to act that way. When I > first installed the DLink DE528 (PCI NE2000) it grabbed IRQ 5. When I > went into the BIOS to change IRQ 5 to Legacy ISA, it then claimed IRQ 9. > When I assigned IRQ 9 to Legacy ISA it then claimed not to be able to > get an IRQ even though IRQ 11 was available. In my case, the first > non-occupied IRQ 9 or below available to PCI/PnP was the one claimed. > It's now sitting happily sitting on IRQ 9, though that makes me uneasy > for some reason.
Well then, I have a Compaq Proliant 800 with almost the same problem. When I plug a PCI netcard inside, the NCR controller "hooks" on the NE2000's IRQ no matter if I change it. Seems like SmartStart was kinda buggy or bad chipset? :)
-- Stefan Laudat System Engineer - Dragon Art
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