Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 16:01:12 -0700 From: "Kim C. Callis" <kcallis@c2associates.net> To: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> Cc: <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: NICs & modems Message-ID: <002d01c0c924$a199f100$4200a8c0@c2associates.net> References: <200104192106.f3JL6Uc26296@ptavv.es.net>
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valiant# vmstat -i
interrupt total rate
ata0 irq14 1670 0
mux irq 11 1333 0
fdc0 irq6 2 0
atkbd0 irq1 295 0
pcic0 irq10 3 0
clk irq0 1308574 127
rtc irq8 1674932 228
valiant# dmesg | grep irq
pci1: <ATI Mobility-1 graphics accelerator> irq 11
pcic-pci0: <TI PCI-1450 PCI-Cardbus Bridge> irq 11
pcic-pci1: <TI PCI Config Reg> irq 11
pcic-pci1: TI12XX PCI Config Reg: irq 14
ata0: irq 14
uhci0: <Intel 82371AB/EB (PIIX4) USB Controller> irq 11
chip2: <ESS Technology Maestro 2E Audio controller> irq 11
fxp0: <Intel Pro 10/100B/100+ Ethernet> irq 11
pci0: <unknown card> irq 11
atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1
psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12
sio0: irq 4
sio1: irq 3
pcic0: <VLSI 82C146> irq 10 on isa0
pcic0: management irq 10
ppc0: <Parallel Port> irq 7
That is basically it right there... So I am at a loss because there is
nothing conflicting with irq 10 (as far as I can see), yet the message comes
back unable to allocate.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net>
To: "Kim C. Callis" <kcallis@c2associates.net>
Cc: <freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 2:06 PM
Subject: Re: NICs & modems
> > From: "Kim C. Callis" <kcallis@c2associates.net>
> > Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 11:40:56 -0700
> > Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG
> >
> > I am getting the following message when inserting the Wavelan
> >
> > pccardd[53]: Card "Lucent Technologies"("WaveLAN/IEEE")
> > [Version 01.01] matched "Lucent Technologies" ("WaveLAN/IEEE") [(null)]
> > [(null)]
> > pccardd[53]: Failed to allocate IRQ for Lucent Technologies
> >
> > When I do a dmsg | grep pcic0 I get the following
> >
> > pcic0: <VLSI 82C146> at port 0x3e0 irq 10 on isa 0
> > pcic0: mamagement 10
> > pccard0: <PC Card bus -- kludge version> on pcic0
> > pccard1: <PC Card bus -- kludge version> on pcic0
> >
> > I thought maybe cleaning up the /etc/defaults/pccard.conf would make
things
> > a little better. I changed the memory location and removed some of the
irq,
> > and still nothing.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
>
> This looks a lot like an IRQ problem. Look for available IRQs by
> grepping dmesg for the string "irq" and from vmstat -i. There will be
> VERY few available. Eliminate 2 and 13 which, I am told by people more
> expert than I, are never available. Then edit /etc/pccard.confg to
> start with the line:
> irq 3 8 9 (or whatever you think is available.)
>
> You might be able to free up IRQs by eliminating devices your don't
> need (like extra serial ports or an unused parallel port). The most
> likely are 8, 9, and 10. If you turn off the parallel port, that
> should free up 7. Sound cards on laptops may be in a LOT of different
> places. Mine is at 5. If your pcic is using an IRQ, it probably uses
> 10.
>
> Good luck,
>
> R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
> Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
> Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
> E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634
>
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