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SubjectRe: Still IRQ routing problems with VIA
"Manuel A. McLure" wrote:
> I'd do that if this wasn't also my Windows 98 gaming machine - I'm supposing
> that the Windows drivers do use the IRQ even if XFree86/Linux doesn't. I
> dunno if Windows is smart enough to assign an IRQ even if the BIOS doesn't.
> Anyway, things are working now (specially since the last tulip patches) and
> I like it that way :-)

Well, as the old saying goes, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

Theoretically, with PNP OS enabled, the driver will assign VGA an IRQ if
it needs one, under both Windows and Linux.

Jeff


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