[mythtv-users] OT? /proc/pci

[Marc-David Meijer]

> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> bounces at mythtv.org] Namens Sean Covel
> Verzonden: maandag 12 juli 2004 16:12
> Aan: Discussion about mythtv
> Onderwerp: Re: [mythtv-users] OT? /proc/pci
> 
> Stephen Tait wrote:
> > At 08:13 12/07/2004 -0400, you wrote:
> >
> >> Stephen,
> >>
> >> Thanks for your response.  That's what I suspected, but I wanted to be
> >> sure before I got drastic.
> >>
> >> The box that the PVRs are in is a bit overloaded, IRQ-wise.  I had to
> >> add an IDE controller, video, sound, and LAN, just to get started.
> >> Despite disabling the on-board IDE (udma33), I suspect its taking up
> >> IRQs.  I was already thinking about moving MythTv to another, more
> >> modern box.  Guess I'll just have to do it!
> >>
> >> Sean
> >
> >
> > You have to watch those PCI-IDE controllers, if they're anything like
> > the Promise TX2 I've got, they take up a whole IRQ as well. More modern
> > boxes don't necessarily help either... just try disabling all the gumpf
> > in the BIOS (onboard sound, parallel, serial, yadda yadda) before you
> > splurge on new HW.
> >
> > Depending on the BIOS you've got, it should give you a less-than-helpful
> > rundown of what  hardwares are using which IRQ's (my crummy old mATX P3
> > board that I'm trying to bludgeon back to life tends to lump everything
> > that isn't USB or NIC as a "multimedia controller"). Hope this is of
> > some use; someone more knowledgeable might have a better idea of what's
> > going on.

On the other hand, I have three devices on irq 10 (onboard sound, nic and
tv-card), and they all work, so it doesn't have to be the problem.

Best regards,
Marc-David