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Greetings!

I know this is a classic problem but I don't know how (or if) it can be
circumvented.

I've bought a nice new laptop and have partitioned it with win95 and
OS/2 and thought I'd make a trio and put Linux on it. (Note: I'm not a
_complete_ newbie to Linux - I've recompiled the kernel and futzed
about but I'm not a veteran either; my domicile is in OS/2 land.)

When I use my trusty bootdisk (which I made months ago for my desktop
machine), it _hangs_ on the error:
WARNING: UNKNOWN PCI DEVICE (1039:5107). PLEASE READ
INCLUDE/LINUX/PCI.H

The system, purchased from AT-Computers (http://www.montananet.com),
is:

Sager Computers Laptop (NP6287A) P166MMX PnP
System Soft SiS-510X (6x00-05-13)
BIOS Ver: 1.01.26 05-13 Date: 06/16/97

Is there hope for a workaround? If I can't run Linux I have to consider
returning the system. Probably won't return it but is that the prospect
I'm facing?

Can I find something in pci.h - I haven't had a chance to look on my
desktop machine - which I could remove and still boot?

I'd _really_ appreciate some help.

Felmon Davis
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     Felmon John Davis


     Union College /  Schenectady, NY
     meine meinung ist mir
     os/2 - ma kauft koi katz em sack
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: When I use my trusty bootdisk (which I made months ago for my desktop
: machine), it _hangs_ on the error:
: WARNING: UNKNOWN PCI DEVICE (1039:5107). PLEASE READ
: INCLUDE/LINUX/PCI.H

Serveral people have reported the same lock-up problem in the past
month or so.  The unknown PCI device is a Silicon Integrated System's
Hot docking controller.  I still don't know what is the real reason
for the lock-up.  Perhaps, someone else can answer that.