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From: howardl@wb3ffv.UUCP ( WB3FFV)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: com3 & com4 -> tty2 & tty3
Summary: Can't use IRQ2, tell my mouse that :-)
Message-ID: <9255@wb3ffv.UUCP>
Date: 27 Apr 89 02:08:01 GMT
References: <243@kralc.UUCP> <42700009@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: Fast Computer Service, Inc. - Middle River, MD
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In article <42700009@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu>, dpgerdes@osiris.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
> 
> /* Written  9:14 pm  Apr 19, 1989 by plocher%sally@Sun.COM in osiris.cso.uiuc.edu:comp.unix.microport */
> 
> >You can not use IRQ2 for anything under Unix - it is already used by the
> >system.
> 
>   I am getting tired of people making statements like the above with 
> no explanation.  The only thing I have been able to pin down about int 2 is 
> that the EGA board uses it, if properly enabled.  With that assumption, 
> I proceeded to install an Excelan board and uPort driver on int 2 (ALL the 
> others were used) and I have had NO problems with it.
>     -dave gerdes


 I would also like to hear why you can't! I am running AT&T UNIX V/386
Release 3.2, and when I installed the Xwindow mouse driver the package 
gave me the option of using IRQ2. Needless to say I have my mouse using
IRQ2 very successfully, so I am very interested...

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