Probably the latter. Now I am beginning to understand. This is the top of the file /* rtl8139.c: A RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for Linux. */
/*
Written 1997-2000 by Donald Becker.
...
/* Version 1.11 is originally written by Donald Becker.
Version 1.11a is modified by Clifford Chiang, [EMAIL PROTECTED],
with Link Down Power Saving */
It is the version distributed by the card maker on a floppy with the card. Looks out of date. No changelog on the disk.
Is the card actually a pcmcia card (I understood it was) or is it built-in to the thinkpad?
Can you run "cardctl ident" and send the output. For comparison, this is what I get from my laptop:
ndu# cardctl ident
Socket 0:
no product info available
Socket 1:
product info: "3Com Corporation", "3C562D/3C563D", "EtherLink III", "LAN+Modem PC Card"
manfid: 0x0101, 0x0562
function: 6 (network)
Unfortunately that shows that it is basically the same driver (8139too) as is built into the bf2.4 kernel already.
b) Find out where the rtl8139.c on your floppy disk came from. If it is patched or modified by the manufacturer, try to find if they have a newer version.
The latest version on the realtek.com.tw site seems to be:
Linux driver for kernel 2.4.x (RedHat 7.2 ) ver.1.60 2003/06/16
I tried to compile that, without success. At the risk of boring everyone I attach below the session to show what happened.
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