IBM Server 310, OpenServer 5 and Longshine 8-port...

Well, what *are* the IRQs of the two devices?

Let me consult my crystal ball ... this is a parallel printer?

The kernel prints a message at boot time showing what IRQ the parallel
port is using (5 or 7).  There should be a similar message for the
Longshine card.  `hwconfig -h` should show both, and `hwconfig -hc` will
print an additional report on potential conflicts.  (Note that it is
very stupid -- it reports on all overlaps of DMA, IRQ or I/O address,
without regard for cases where such overlaps are normal.  When it says
"There may be a ... conflict" doesn't mean that there *is* a problem.
It means that it isn't smart enough to tell, and wants *you* to decide.)

Let's see... you didn't say whether this problem didn't exist before you
installed the Longshine card.  Maybe you'd never tried the printer
before that (just installed the OS, the card, the users, and noticed
this problem)?  Maybe it has nothing to do with the Longshine.  Maybe
the parallel port simply isn't set to the IRQ you told the kernel.  The
kernel message only shows what you told the kernel.  In hardware setup,
make sure the hardware matches the kernel and that the IRQ is enabled.

You didn't give a complete OS release (5.0.what?) -- this is often quite
important.

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