PCI: Device 00:1f.1 not available

**Sadara** · 03-11-2003, 10:54 PM

a basic problem.

when i boot from the knoppix cd, i see:

[penguin]
PCI: Device 00:1f.1 not available because of resource collisions

Welcome to the KNOPPIX live Linux-on-CD!

Probing SCSI ... aic7xxx.o

then ... nothing.

i'm booting from Knoppix 3.1 RELEASE: 2002-12-10-BETA.

i'm using a dell notebook (inspiron 2650) running windows xp pro (i'm ashamed to say!)

anything i can do? i'd love to be able to demo linux this way to clients!

thanks
sadara

**rickenbacherus** · 03-12-2003, 01:40 AM

It looks like Knoppix may have assigned the same IRQ to two different items. Obviously something to do with the PCI bus. Anyway.........

Firts try booting like this:
boot:failsafe

If that doesn't work, enter your BIOS
Disable APM (advanced power management)
Disable PnP (plug & play) then try the 'failsafe' boot again.

If that doesn't work try booting with the cheat codes found here:
http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/CheatCodes

If you need help with the cheat codes post back.

**Sadara** · 03-13-2003, 10:56 PM

thanks a lot!
boots up fine with 'failsafe'.
now to explore a little ....
sadara

**rickenbacherus** · 03-13-2003, 11:09 PM

Failsafe does almost no hardware detection. Since you can boot with failsafe it is only a matter of discovering which device or feature Knoppix does not like. You will need to implement one or more of these cheat codes:
http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/CheatCodes

I would start with this: (only type what is in bold)

boot:knoppix noapic noapm nopcmcia nousb

If it boots then you know that one of these four things is causing Knoppix not to boot.

apic - advanced programmable interrupt control
apm - advanced power management
pcmcia - your modem or network card
usb - self explainatory

Assuming it boots with these cheat codes, the next step would be to eliminate each of these as a possibility like so:

boot:knoppix noapic-if that doesn't work then:
boot:knoppix noapm...and so on...
boot:knoppix nopcmcia
boot:knoppix nousb

If you need assistance with the other cheat codes (language, wheelmouse, screen resolution etc. just post back.

**Sadara** · 03-15-2003, 01:10 AM

'knoppix noscsi' is enough, it turns out, to boot up the knoppix system (apparently without errors).

the message:

PCI: Device 00:1f.1 not available because of resource collisions

still appears tucked in under tux. maybe at some point i'll discover that i really NEED Device 00:1f.1 - then again, maybe not.

thanks again.
sadara

**rickenbacherus** · 03-15-2003, 03:49 PM

So you got it eh? Cool. I wonder what that error means exactly?

Anyway........glad you got it. Knoppix is even better installed top your hard drive!

**Sadara** · 03-15-2003, 08:36 PM

well ... the system can't find my modem. so maybe that's something to do it....

**rickenbacherus** · 03-15-2003, 09:33 PM

Ah yes- that would explain it. You've got an onboard winmodem. Here's a short article explaining the whole problem and a few solutions.
http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/19...ps/index1.html

And here is my personal favotie site dedicated to Linux running on mobile pc's:

http://www.tuxmobil.org/

**Sadara** · 03-15-2003, 10:11 PM

thanks for the tips. external modem it will be, then. and on monday we'll have a go at getting it running on the ADSL connection!
thanks again

**god** · 03-15-2003, 11:26 PM

I get the same pci error when i boot from CD... seeing as I have no modem, I doubt that is the issue (removed the damn thing for pci space for other toys) I also get an error related to my TV card farther down the list....how ever, the tv card works.... I will post that as soon as I return to my comp..