From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
To: "Manuel A. McLure" <mmt@unify.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Still IRQ routing problems with VIA
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 17:36:13 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3AD37CCD.DB0CCCD@mandrakesoft.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <419E5D46960FD211A2D5006008CAC79902E5C1A7@pcmailsrv1.sac.unify.com>
"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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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-04-10 21:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-04-10 21:24 Still IRQ routing problems with VIA Manuel A. McLure
2001-04-10 21:36 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2001-04-10 21:05 Manuel A. McLure
2001-04-10 21:11 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-04-11 19:56 ` Axel Thimm
2001-04-10 17:52 Manuel A. McLure
2001-04-10 18:01 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-04-10 16:51 ` Still IRQ routing problems with VIA (was: VIA KT133 chipset P CI crazyness...) Manuel A. McLure
2001-04-10 17:31 ` Still IRQ routing problems with VIA Axel Thimm
2001-04-10 17:38 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-04-10 19:16 ` Axel Thimm
2001-04-11 15:13 ` Pierre Etchemaite
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