that should be done in the BIOS. most Bios's have an option to 'release' the IRQ used by the USB controller. if yours lacks that option try flash upgrading it or contacting the vendor that makes the board.
nate On Wed, 23 Feb 2000, Mario Bertrand wrote: mbert > mbert >Hi, mbert > mbert >I want to disable IRQ 4 wich is taken for USB for a second serial mbert >port. Since I don't use USB, it is possible to reserve or attribute mbert >that IRQ for my modem (I have a serial modem port for ppp (IRQ 3) and mbert >another for my palm pilot sync)? Because it seem that the kernel is mbert >reserving IRQ 4 for USB even if I don't use it. mbert > mbert >I have read pci, serial, lspci, setpci, lilo prompt, howto's and mbert >man's... and I still can't find my way. mbert > mbert >Thank's mbert > mbert >-------------- mbert >Mario Bertrand mbert >[EMAIL PROTECTED] mbert > mbert > mbert >-- mbert >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null mbert > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 8:46pm up 188 days, 9:06, 1 user, load average: 1.25, 1.10, 1.09