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Title: Unknown PCI devices?

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Unknown PCI devices?

Applicable to
S.u.S.E. version: older versions
Kernel version: older version

Symptom:

While booting kernel the PCI devices are scanned. During this process, kernel announces for one or several devices
"Unknown PCI device..." 
or
"Unknown vendor ID..."

Cause:

Each PCI devices' manufacturer has a registered identification (vendor ID). As well, each PCI device has a personal serie identification.

If one only uses older kernels (e.g. 1.2.13), possibly all (newer) PCI devices cannot still be correctly detected. First of all, this detection refers to the device's name, not to their function capability. However, it can be a sign, that special, current features cannot be used by specific PCI devices or errors cannot be avoided either.

Solution:

Here only helps a newer, at best the newest stable, kernel that can address and detect correctly these devices. Last year's Kernels (e.g. 1.2.12) have no chance to detect new devices.

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Keywords: PCI, UNKNOWN, DEVICE, VENDOR ID

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