EFW 2.3: Realtek LAN compiled drivers for RTL8111/8168B

[Guest]

[mrkroket]

What is the output of the command ethtool -i ethX on all ethernet interfaces (eg. ethtool -i eth0, ethtool -i eth1, etc.....)??

[vnet]

What is the output of the command ethtool -i ethX on all ethernet interfaces (eg. ethtool -i eth0, ethtool -i eth1, etc.....)??

Here's the output:

Code:

root@efw # ethtool -i eth0
driver: skge
version: 1.11
firmware-version: N/A
bus-info: 0000:05:00.0

root@efw # ethtool -i eth1
Cannot get driver information: No such device

I've checked to make sure that the ethernet device hasn't randomly ended up as ethX where X is any value up to 9.

It almost seems like the device isn't in the computer, but being onboard and having the network support turned on in the BIOS makes me think it is.  I'm almost to the point of trying it on a duplicate machine to ensure it isn't a hardware issue.

EDIT:
I've just done a new install on a duplicate system (all hardware is exactly the same brand and model) and have the same issue, it appears that it isn't faulty hardware.

[vnet]

I've diagnosed the issue....

Basically an onboard Realtek 8111DL doesn't work with a D-Link DGE-530T PCI card.

Here's a summary of my diagnosis:

Code:

root@efw # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Unknown device a000 (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Unknown device a001 (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Unknown device 27bc (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-530T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 11) (rev 11)

As you can see, the Realtek isn't detected.  So I removed the D-Link from the system:

Code:

root@efw # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Unknown device a000 (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Unknown device a001 (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Unknown device 27bc (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)

The Realtek is now detected.  Now I add a Netgear FA310TX:

Code:

root@efw # lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Unknown device a000 (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Unknown device a001 (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 01)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01)
00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev e1)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Unknown device 27bc (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX (rev 20)

An ifconfig now tells me i have eth0 and eth1.

My next problem is finding a new half-height gigabit ethernet card that won't stop me from using the onboard Realtek.

[TheEricHarris]

Did you figure this out?  I have two onboard Broadcomm NICs that detect fine but my PCI-X RealTek card won't detect.  Getting really frustrated.

[m-cd]

Hi All!
Could this driver be used on EFW 2.4 or we need to wait devel-rpms 2.4 in order to recompile it?
TIA
Karl

[mrkroket]

You actually have de devel rpms on Sourceforge, so you can compile it.
I think the former driver won't work on EFW 2.4, different kernel.

I recompiled the driver for EFW 2.4 PAE. Prior to install it you must change the kernel to PAE (sorry, there are no kernel sources for standard one).
EFW 2.4 PAE : Realtek LAN compiled drivers for RTL8111/8168B
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4SDF7E81


Steps to change kernel:

efw-upgrade
smart install kernel-PAE
reboot

After that you can use the compiled driver I put here.

[m-cd]

Hi mrkroket!
Thanks a lot for driver.
I try it and report back here my experience.
Bye 4 now!
Karl