Sorry, I meant to say irqs 0-15. Greg On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 05:40:11PM -0500, Gregory Nowak wrote: > I don't understand. If I am correct, then there are only irqs from 1 to 15, and they are dependent on the hardware, not on the os. So, it isn't possible that the linux kernel is using irqs higher then 15. > Greg > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2002 at 05:26:12PM -0500, Adam Myrow wrote: > > I know this is off topic a little, but I can't find anything on it. As I > > reported previously, when I installed my Linksys NIC, Windows 95 disabled > > my sound card and said it has a resource conflict. Linux has had no > > trouble with it. Now, I know why. Windows uses IRQs from 1 to 15, while > > Linux uses IRQs above 15. For example, my modem is on IRQ 17 and my NIC > > is on IRQ 19. It only seems to do this with PCI devices, so I assume it's > > a PCI-specific feature. What I'm trying to find out is if any version of > > Windows can be made to use high IRQs like that, or where the feature is > > explained on a more technical level. I've done searches on various search > > engines, but can't seem to find anything. If anybody has a clue on this, > > let me know. Thanks. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
