[plug] Video card IRQs

Simon Scott simon.scott at flexiplan.com
Wed Jun 13 13:29:32 WST 2001


	Related: When setting up my box I vaguely remember an IRQ not
showing up in proc/interrupts even tho one was assigned.....

	Cant remember the cause, but there was a good reason for it.


	From:	Brad Campbell <brad at seme.com.au> on 13-06-2001 01:17 PM
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	Subject:	Re: [plug] Video card IRQs

	Christian wrote:
	> 
	> On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 09:00:35PM +0800, Craig Foster wrote:
	> > Check your CMOS (usually near Advanced or PCI configuration) for
an option
	> > to set whether or not video gets an IRQ. Also remember that most
	> > mainboards share IRQs on AGP and PCI Slot 1. No they don't need
one, but
	> > without them - it's coffee time...
	> 
	> Uh-huh, and I don't drink coffee so you can see why it's
frustrating. :)
	> 
	> The CMOS has an option that says "Assign IRQ for VGA" but the only
two
	> selections are "Auto" and "Disable".  Either way, it doesn't
assign an
	> IRQ. :(  Any ideas?
	>

	I know this is an obvious question, but when you say it doesn't
assign an
	IRQ, is that from the bios screen or /proc/interrupts ?

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