Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-20 Thread Dries Kimpe
Another strange thing: The new driver (rtl8139) says it's an RTL8139C+ while the 2.4.14 kernel C+ driver says otherwise. 8139cp 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v0.0.5 (Oct 19, 2001) 8139cp: pci dev 00:09.0 (id 10ec:8139 rev 10) is not an 8139C+ compatible chip 8139cp: Try the "8139too" driver inste

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-20 Thread Dries Kimpe
On 20 Nov 2001, W. Paul Mills wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bostjan Muller) writes: > > > * On 20-11-01 at 10:40 Emil Pedersen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > +Here quoted text begins+ > > [...] > > > I think it's important to be very precise what chip is used; I've heard > > > lots of tr

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-20 Thread W. Paul Mills
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bostjan Muller) writes: > * On 20-11-01 at 10:40 Emil Pedersen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > +Here quoted text begins+ > [...] > > I think it's important to be very precise what chip is used; I've heard > > lots of trouble with the chip '8139C' (note the trailing 'C')

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-20 Thread Emil Pedersen
Bostjan Muller wrote: > > * On 20-11-01 at 10:40 Emil Pedersen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > +Here quoted text begins+ > [...] > > I think it's important to be very precise what chip is used; I've heard > > lots of trouble with the chip '8139C' (note the trailing 'C') while I > > use three

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-20 Thread Bostjan Muller
* On 20-11-01 at 10:40 Emil Pedersen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: +Here quoted text begins+ [...] > I think it's important to be very precise what chip is used; I've heard > lots of trouble with the chip '8139C' (note the trailing 'C') while I > use three cards based on '8139' (no C) for a

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-20 Thread Emil Pedersen
mobtek mobtekl wrote: > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:57:35 -0600 > Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wierd, I'm using two of these cards on 2.4.13 without any probs whatsoever. > > I've generally found them to be really reliable cards. > > cheers peter vdm > > > > > Yes. I solved it

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Oki DZ
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Dries Kimpe wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Coen De Roover wrote: > > > > I'll follow your advice :) > > The strange thing is however, that before I upgraded to 2.4.X everything > > worked fine .. > > > I noticed the same thing. > The card is a RTL8139C and since I switched to

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Peter De Wachter
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Dries Kimpe wrote: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Coen De Roover wrote: > > > > I'll follow your advice :) > > The strange thing is however, that before I upgraded to 2.4.X everything > > worked fine .. > > > I noticed the same thing. > The card is a RTL8139C and since I switched to

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread W. Paul Mills
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Dries Kimpe) writes: > On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Coen De Roover wrote: > > > > I'll follow your advice :) > > The strange thing is however, that before I upgraded to 2.4.X everything > > worked fine .. > > > I noticed the same thing. > The card is a RTL8139C and since I switched to

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Robert Waldner
On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 09:36:51 +1100, mobtek mobtekl writes: >On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:57:35 -0600 >Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Yes. I solved it be throwing the cards in the garbage and installing >> real NICs. >> >> These cards were reporting overruns at a rate 10x that of properl

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread mobtek mobtekl
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001 11:57:35 -0600 Nathan E Norman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Wierd, I'm using two of these cards on 2.4.13 without any probs whatsoever. I've generally found them to be really reliable cards. cheers peter vdm > > Yes. I solved it be throwing the cards in the garbage and insta

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Dries Kimpe
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Coen De Roover wrote: > > I'll follow your advice :) > The strange thing is however, that before I upgraded to 2.4.X everything > worked fine .. > I noticed the same thing. The card is a RTL8139C and since I switched to 2.4.x I daily get transmit time-outs and 'too much work

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Coen De Roover
I'll follow your advice :) The strange thing is however, that before I upgraded to 2.4.X everything worked fine .. On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Nathan E Norman wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 02:05:22PM +0100, Coen De Roover wrote: > > > > Hi, I'm using the same module but am experiencing a little p

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Nathan E Norman
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 02:05:22PM +0100, Coen De Roover wrote: > > Hi, I'm using the same module but am experiencing a little problem: on > shutdown, the message eth0: too much work at interrupt x keeps > repeating itself. > > Anyone got the same problem ? Yes. I solved it be throwing

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Coen De Roover
Hi, I'm using the same module but am experiencing a little problem: on shutdown, the message eth0: too much work at interrupt x keeps repeating itself. Anyone got the same problem ? Coen On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Sven Hoexter wrote: > On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 07:16:29AM +0100, Eric Smith wr

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Sven Hoexter
On Mon, Nov 19, 2001 at 07:16:29AM +0100, Eric Smith wrote: > IS ther a module for this driver - seems nothing available in modconf. The module name changed with the 2.4.x 2.2.x rtl8139 2.4.x 8139too Maybe you've to insert the name by hand in the /etc/modules file. Sven -- > Lamer! :) Lokaler A

Re: RealTek RTL8129/8139 Fast Ethernet driver for kernel 2.4.14

2001-11-19 Thread Oki DZ
On Mon, 19 Nov 2001, Eric Smith wrote: > IS ther a module for this driver - seems nothing available in modconf. It should be 8138too. /lib/modules/2.4.5/kernel/drivers/net/8139too.o Oki