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Article #2310Re: IRQ Conflict
From: Mesa Kameswara R
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 00:00
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... " > "Death to all fanatics!" > "I wish I was like you, easily amused." - Kurt Cobain > "There is no spoon" - Neo
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