"PT" == Paul Talacko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: PT> OK I give up on the rtl8139. I can probably get it working PT> if I learn how to write device drivers and I haven't got PT> the time at the moment :-). And as you say, for the price PT> these things are, it is just not worth the hassle.
The `standard' rtl8139 driver in the Linux kernel seems to be x86 specific, but Jeff Garzik has forked a new rtl8139 driver, 8139too, which may be more portable (because it uses MMIO rather than PIO). This new driver was originally written for the 2.4 series kernels, but has been backported to 2.2 recently and is scheduled for inclusion in Linux 2.2.18. Unfortunately, Alan Cox's current 2.2.18 pre-release (2.2.18pre15) reportedly doesn't build on PowerPC right now, but when it does, the new driver may be better than the old driver (although Donald Becker, the author of the original rtl8139 driver, isn't very impressed with this fork -- see <http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html>). (Note that the PowerPC kernel in CVS may be more up-to-date for PowerPC-specific code than the current mainstream prerelease -- check the list for pointers on finding it.) If you're not in a huge rush, wait a bit and see if the newer kernel and driver work for you. PT> Anyway, before I go and spend money on these things, does PT> anyone have any experience with either a: PT> D-LINK DFE-530TX (apparently it should work with de4x5) We have one of these (the ``+'' model, which supposedly does 10/100), and it works great with the rtl8139 driver on our PC (acting as a gateway). They're also dirt cheap (~CN$25, with tax). But we've never tried it on one of our PowerPC machines. CMC +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Behind the counter a boy with a shaven head stared vacantly into space, a dozen spikes of microsoft protruding from the socket behind his ear. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ C.M. Connelly [EMAIL PROTECTED] SHC, DS +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
