SMC2835W Class ffff: Illegal Vendor ID: Unknown device ffff (rev ff)

From: Jorge Ventura (jorge.ventura_at_fusemail.com)
Date: 05/05/04 

Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 01:32:14 GMT

I'm trying to install a PCMCIA Wireless card SMC2835W in my notebook Sony
Vaio PCG-V505BC and after plug the card, what I have is:

0000:03:00.0 Class ffff: Illegal Vendor ID: Unknown device ffff (rev ff)

If I enter the command lspci (without the card), the devices I have are:

0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host
Bridge (rev 04)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP
Bridge (rev 04)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 42)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CAM IDE U100 (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM SMBus Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM
AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 02)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon
Mobility M6 LY
0000:02:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev b8)
0000:02:05.1 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C551 IEEE 1394
Controller
0000:02:07.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
0000:02:07.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43)
0000:02:07.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04)
0000:02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE
(LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 42)

The card is working fine because it was tested in another notebook  Sony
Vaio (with diferent hardware).

Any suggestion ???
Thanks in advance,
Ventura

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