[vdr] Re: Funny effect (artefacts)

[Usenet-372204@zocki.toppoint.de (Rainer Zocholl)]

Sergei.Haller@math.uni-giessen.de(Sergei Haller)  10.04.02 21:18

Once upon a time Sergei Haller shaped the electrons to say...

>On 10 Apr 2002, Rainer Zocholl (RZ) wrote:

RZ>> Removed alle cards (OK, that's simple with only two PCI slots)
RZ>> tried 1.3 alone in the low slot: No problem
RZ>> added 1.5 in the upper: No problem, but RC via LIRC is not working
RZ>> anymore removed 1.5 : LIRC works again
RZ>> inserted 1.5 in the low slot
RZ>> inserted 1.3 in upper slot: All is well
RZ>> this now running configuration is the same as which failed
RZ>> on the first attempt..


>that's nothing unusual. if you have all cards inside pci slots, the
>BIOS assigns recources (irq etc) to them once. and then only if the
>configuration is changed.

>while you made the other steps inbetween, the BIOS "forgot" about old
>settings and reassigned the irqs again.

Ah.
So the next time i insert a new card, i could (maybe) avoid a
lot of screwing if i once boot without a card in the slot for
the new one?





Rainer