Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 21:12:42 +0200
From: Onur =?UTF-8?B?S8O8w6fDvGs=?= <onur@delipenguen.net>
To: Joshua Kwan <joshk@triplehelix.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [?] PCI BIOS masks some IDs to prevent OS detection?
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> He recently installed a PCI RAID card, and ever since, his Ethernet
> card stopped working. Further investigation revealed that his
> Realtek 8139 (10ec:8139) card had become 10ec:0139, and his 3Com
> Cyclone card had become 10b7:1055 from 10b7:9055.
> 
> Did the PCI bus decide to mask those PCI IDs to prevent some sort of
> resource conflict that would ensue from loading an appropriate driver
> for these devices?

 Probably just 1 pin somewhere does not connect well to the board, if
it did not burn or got scratched. I once had a soundblaster turn into a
graphics card :) Make sure you plug in clean slots (clean the dust) and
plug the cards well.

-- 
 Onur Küçük                                      Knowledge speaks,   
 <onur.--.-.delipenguen.net>                     but wisdom listens  

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