Unknown device 5a37 on Acer 5100 (Ubuntu Feisty Fawn) [COLUG]

[jep200404]

Charlie wrote: 

> I have installed 64 bit Feisty on my Acer 5100 laptop and after MANY 
> hours of searching on various sites, I have found nothing which works 
> solving the pci problem shown here in the lspci output:
> 
> 00:05.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc Unknown device 5a37

Sometimes it help to embrace the dark side and try a legacy OS 
to see what clues it will release. Control panel, system, ...

My first search hit yielded: 

   http://gentoo-wiki.com/HARDWARE_Acer_Aspire_5102WLMi#Not_working_or_unknown_status

but of course, you've already been there. My guess would be webcam or modem. 
Look in files on http://www.linuxant.com/drivers/modemident.php 
and look for 5a37 to see if it's for a (Conexant) (soft)modem. 

> I have found it all over the internet but no one seems to address it 
> specifically and gives a clue about what it is or does. It seems to be 
> related to OpenGL or something, 

Maybe not. Maybe card reader, camera, or modem. 

> Another error which I have not tried to solve is:
> 
> 06:04.3 FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc FLASH memory: ENE Technology 
> Inc: (rev 01)
> 06:04.4 FLASH memory: ENE Technology Inc Unknown device 0551 (rev 01)

That seems to be a camera or flash card reader. Experimental drivers: 

   http://list.drzeus.cx/pipermail/sdhci-devel/2007-May/001735.html

What does Knoppix do/reveal?