[Asterisk-Users] Multiple HFC-PCI cards in mixed modes (TE+NT) won't work!...

[Francesco Peeters]

On Fri, November 25, 2005 18:44, Francesco Peeters said:
> On Fri, November 25, 2005 9:29, Kristof Hardy said:
>> Francesco Peeters wrote:
>>> I compiled 1.2 and bristuff 0.3.0 Pre1 yesterday late and that now
>>> seems
>>> to work! * is up and running *with* 2nd card in NT mode...
>>
>> Nice to hear *1.2 and bristuff 0.3pre1 makes a difference..
>>
>>
>
> Just switched the config around so the NT mode card was active, and I got
> dialtone, etc.  :-)
>
> Now the hardest part: Connecting the HFC clock lines of both cards to
> eachother (the soldering iron is ready, just have to shutdown the server
> and take out the cards) because I need the NT card to be slave to the TE
> card.
> (Both cards running their own clocks doesn't seem to agree with asterisk
> anyway, so it's a good thing I was planning on this all along!)
>
> This is the most critical part of the test: Once I start soldering on the
> cards there is no more returning, no warranty, etc.
>
> But I know now that both modes work with 1.2, so it's time to take that
> plunge!
>
> I'll let the list know when I'm done!
>

Well, so far not good! * really seems to have problems with that second
card!  :-(

When I have it run it's own clock, neither card works (probably because
both cards have the same IRQ, which I simply can NOT change. I have set up
the PCI slot IRQ's for 4,5,7 and 9, but still BOTH cards share IRQ 11 (?!)
with the USB controller (which is set to NOT have an IRQ in the BIOS!)

When I set the NT mode card for slave, the TE card works fine, and the NT
card doesn't work beyond Layer 1 setup... (Which is logical, as it doesn't
have a clock anymore...)

When I then connect the TE clock lines (pins 55 54 and 52) to eachother,
neither card works again, probably again because of the IRQ sharing (even
with Florz's IRQ sharing I suspect that'll create issues)

So I guess I'll have to investigate whether I can change the IRQ on at
least one of the cards!  :-o

More to come!

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