[lug] irq conflict report

[D. Stimits]

Arlan Ramsay wrote:
> 
> Before, I asked how to get a network card or a scsi card to use some irq
> besides 9.  Both were using 9, which seemed to be preventing the network
> card from working.
> 
> Thanks for all the suggestions.  I am certain that I am still confused on
> some points, but the system is now working.  I re-tried a LINKSYS card
> that failed once.  At start-up the bios reported that it and the SCSI
> device were both using IRQ 9, but after it finished booting, both worked.
> 
> ??
> 
> I have serious doubts about computers being deterministic.
> 
> Arlan Ramsay
> Department of Mathematics
> CB 395
> University of Colorado, Boulder
> Telephone 303-492-7148
> Fax 303-492-7707
> ramsay at euclid.colorado.edu
> 
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Have you tried changing which slot the cards are in? Sometimes the order
matters, and in a few cases, particular slots cause problems on some hd
controllers. Reverse their order, and try altogether different slots if
reversing doesn't work.