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From: "Manuel A. McLure" <mmt@unify.com>
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Subject: RE: Still IRQ routing problems with VIA
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2001 14:24:27 -0700
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> > I do have an IRQ for my VGA since the instructions for my 
> card (a Voodoo 5
> > 5500) specifically say an IRQ is needed.
> 
> I wonder though... In my mind this is a driver not hardware issue.  If
> the XFree86 and/or Linux console driver do not use the IRQ, 
> you need not
> have BIOS assign one.  If you are feeling dangerous, try 
> turning the VGA
> IRQ assignment off in BIOS and see if things melt/explode/kick ass.

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 :-)

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