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Title: LOADLIN and Windows 98 (Hardware Recognition)

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LOADLIN and Windows 98 (Hardware Recognition)

Symptom:

If Linux (kernel-2.2.x) is booted via LOADLIN and Windows98 it is possible that some network cards (e.g. Realtek RTL8029) are no longer detected.

Cause:

By default Windows98 uses its 'own' IRQ allocation strategies and might try and configure (using non-standard code) other IRQs than the PCI-BIOS is offering. If so, they might not be reset properly during a warm boot (as is done forcibly by LOADLIN).

Solution:

Turn off the so-called 'IRQ controls' in Windows98 and activate 'Use BIOS'.

  
Start -> 
Settings -> 
System Settings ->
System ->
Device Manager ->
System Components ->
PCI-Bus

Then deactivate the box 'Use IRQ Controls' within the register 'IRQ Controls' and activate the box 'Use BIOS' in the register 'Settings'.

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SDB-lermen_loadlin-w98, Copyright SuSE GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany - Version: 23. Aug 1999
SuSE GmbH - Last generated: 15. Dec 1999 13:49:45 by wimer with sdb_gen 1.00.0