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Re: IRQ Conflict

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From: Mesa Kameswara R
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 00:00
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I think I have to correct a mislead here,...

all /proc files is NOT a text file it's a dummy file system that the
kernel build when it's booting.

all /proc contain important info of a linux box that the kernel keeps
for other process 

trickster wrote:
> 
> The first place you should look would be /proc/interrupts and
> /proc/ioports.  These are text files so either use a text editor or the
> cat command.  They will tell you what ports and IRQs are actually in
> use.  The modem IRQ will not be in use until you use the modem.  It is
> kind of odd that a Zip drive is causing a conflict with the modem, since
> a zip should be an IDE device unless it is running from the parallel
> port in which case it should use IRQ 7.  I am not sure if running a zip
> from the parallel port even works in linux.  You might also want to set
> the modem to be ttyS1, if you change your hardware to use IRQ 3 and
> ioport 2F8 linux should be able to talk to it correctly.  You can verify
> what IRQ and io address each ttyS* is using the setserial command.
> 
> setserial /dev/ttyS*
> 
> If none of that helps you might be able to find a how-to at
> http://www.linux-howto.com
> 
> --
> "Remember, never ask a geek "why"; just nod your head and back away
> slowly... "
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