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Title: Usb Problem
Post by: KNIFE on October 05, 2002, 01:28:41 AM

in the last few days my usb connection has become unstable. in control panel under gaming options both my ch stick and pedals are there but they blink from unknown to ok continuesly.what might be causing this and how might i fix it .i had my stick hooked to a usb multy port but connected it streight to the back of my pc thinking it was the multy port but it is still doing it.its like my usb wont stay turned on . on off on off.in game play stick works fine but graphics seem to jurk every few seconds.HELP

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: KNIFE on October 05, 2002, 01:34:18 AM

0   System timer
1   Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural Keyboard
2   Programmable interrupt controller
3   Communications Port (COM2)
4   Communications Port (COM1)
5   (free)
6   Standard Floppy Disk Controller
7   ECP Printer Port (LPT1)
8   System CMOS/real time clock
9   U.S. Robotics V92 Fax PCI
9   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
10   Creative Sound Blaster PCI512
10   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11   VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11   VIA Tech 3038 PCI to USB Universal Host Controller
11   Amigamerlin 2.0
11   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11   ACPI IRQ Holder for PCI IRQ Steering
11   SCI IRQ used by ACPI bus
12   PS/2 Compatible Mouse Port
13   Numeric data processor
14   Primary IDE controller (dual fifo)
14   VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
15   Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo)
15   VIA Bus Master PCI IDE Controller
OK LOOK AT ALL THE THINGS ON IRQ 11 HOW DO I SEPERATE THEM OR DO I NEED TO

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: jonnyb on October 05, 2002, 03:33:35 AM

VIA has been known to put out absolutely horrible USB drivers/support on their southbridge chipsets.  If you've got an older board (I've got an Asus A7M266 and the USB controller is garbage), I'd suggest getting an aftermarket controller, or splurging on a new MB.

What are your system specs?  They could prove helpful...

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: qts on October 08, 2002, 04:14:40 PM

First off, beware that on many motherboards, certain PCI slots share IRQs, so you could help matters by shuffling cards around. Refer to your motherboard manual. That said, you seem to be running ACPI which means that this shouldn't matter.

What you can do is disable anything you don't use. For instance, I have disabled both serial ports, the parallel port, and the mouse port on my games machine because I don't use any of them - I'm USB only here. That's four interrupts freed. I only have one EIDE device, so only need the primary EIDE channel, but have a HPT370 RAID controller instead. See this:

IRQ 0   System timer   
IRQ 1   ASUS OSD PS/2 Keyboard Filter Driver   
IRQ 6   Standard floppy disk controller   
IRQ 7   Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
IRQ 8   System CMOS/real time clock
IRQ 12   VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
IRQ 12   VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller
IRQ 13   Numeric data processor
IRQ 14   Primary IDE Channel
IRQ 16   NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200
IRQ 17   3Com EtherLink XL 10/100 PCI TX NIC (3C905B-TX)
IRQ 17   Creative SB Live! Value (WDM)
IRQ 18   Lucent QuadraBus USB Open Host Controller
IRQ 18   Lucent QuadraBus USB Open Host Controller
IRQ 18   Lucent QuadraBus USB Open Host Controller
IRQ 18   Lucent QuadraBus USB Open Host Controller
IRQ 18   HPT370 UDMA/ATA100 RAID Controller

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: blackfalcon4 on October 09, 2002, 08:36:38 AM

YOYO,

 What mobo,bios, allowed you to have more than 15 IRQ's?

 Agree on disabling unused devices.

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: Dingbat on October 09, 2002, 11:02:21 AM

Knife,

What driver version are you using?  The latest driver came out last month did you Upgrade (http://downloads.viaarena.com/drivers/4in1/VIA_4in1_443v.zip) ?


blackfalcon4
 
First question, and it has been buggin me for a while, why do you start out every post with YOYO?

With the Advent of PCI IRQ steering, IRQ conflicts rarely happen anymore unless you don't let the OS manage PNP.  And even then chances of having a major problem are very slim

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: blackfalcon4 on October 09, 2002, 11:45:15 AM

YOYO,

  :D

Habit,, Sig?  Pick 1   :p

actually our squads way of sayin hello when we logon

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: Dingbat on October 09, 2002, 02:03:23 PM

AH I C :D

If your feeling good it's a High YOYO and if your kinda down it's a Low YOYO, NM those are combat Manuevers :)

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: qts on October 09, 2002, 02:05:58 PM

The IRQs aren't real ones, they're virtualised by ACPI. Go to http://www.acpi.info for full details.

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: AKWarp on October 18, 2002, 07:24:35 PM

Honestly, your problem is the POS VIA southbridge.  I had all sorts of problems with USB devices, especially my stick, throttle and rudder pedals on my old VIA based mobo.  The solution was a 4-port PCI USB card...cheap, easy to install and it best of all, it worked.

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: SKurj on October 18, 2002, 08:37:21 PM

How do you like these numbers! +)
Guess there is a few in there left that I can free up.  Never thought about freeing up the PS/2 mouse irq before



IRQ 0   System timer   OK
IRQ 1   PC/AT Enhanced PS/2 Keyboard (101/102-Key)   OK
IRQ 3   Communications Port (COM2)   OK
IRQ 4   Communications Port (COM1)   OK
IRQ 6   Standard floppy disk controller   OK
IRQ 8   System CMOS/real time clock   OK
IRQ 12   Microsoft PS/2 Mouse   OK
IRQ 13   Numeric data processor   OK
IRQ 14   Primary IDE Channel   OK
IRQ 15   Secondary IDE Channel   OK
IRQ 31   VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller   OK
IRQ 31   VIA Rev 5 or later USB Universal Host Controller   OK
IRQ 40   Creative SB Live! Value   OK
IRQ 48   D-Link DFE-538TX 10/100 Adapter   OK
IRQ 128   NVIDIA GeForce4 MX 440   OK


SKurj

Title: Usb Problem
Post by: AKIron on October 26, 2002, 11:08:53 AM

I missed your mention of your OS. MS has a USB patch for Win98.

Look here:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q240075