From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263686AbUEPRUy (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 May 2004 13:20:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263736AbUEPRUy (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 May 2004 13:20:54 -0400 Received: from mail-relay-1.tiscali.it ([212.123.84.91]:39398 "EHLO mail-relay-1.tiscali.it") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263686AbUEPRUo (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 May 2004 13:20:44 -0400 Date: Sun, 16 May 2004 19:20:56 +0200 From: Kronos To: Sven Wilhelm Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Problems with radeonfb Message-ID: <20040516172056.GA9694@dreamland.darkstar.lan> Reply-To: kronos@kronoz.cjb.net References: <20040516153306.GA4459@dreamland.darkstar.lan> <40A797B3.8080407@icecrash.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <40A797B3.8080407@icecrash.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Il Sun, May 16, 2004 at 06:32:51PM +0200, Sven Wilhelm ha scritto: > >You compiled in both radeon drivers. The old driver is complaining that > >the PCI device is already taken by something else. Use only one driver. > yes I did, but I thought the kernel would decide which driver to use. PCI drivers claim for themselves a range of IDs (.id_table in struct pci_driver). A driver cannot "take over" another one, so when the old radeonfb tries to register itself for the same ID of the new radeonfb it gets an error. Luca -- Home: http://kronoz.cjb.net Se il destino di un uomo e` annegare, anneghera` anche in un bicchier d'acqua. Proverbio yddish