[Etherboot-users] Re: Re: Realtek rtl8169 not working

[Bruno C. R. <bru...@gm...>]

On Fri, Dec 30, 2005 at 02:54:45AM -0200, Bruno Cesar Ribas wrote:
>Timothy Legge wrote:
>> It looks like there have been some updates to the linux version of the 
>> driver that include mac versions.  It looks like I will need to pull 
>> that in.  Give me a few days.

>I did a diff between the linux 2.4.21 driver and a current 2.6.13 driver 
>and the result is not pretty.  The diff is 3 times the size of the 
>driver.  ;-)

>It will take a bit to separate what exactly is needed.  Since I don't 
>have a copy of your card, it will take more time.  Feel free to contact 
>me off list if you can provide a sample.

Hi Tim,

Would you like some help to code rtl8169 stuff? I do need it working round here, and i think i might be able to provide some help coding the drive.

Bruno


>Tim

>> 
>> Tim
>> 
>> Alexander Martins Silva wrote:
>> 
>>>             Hi Tim,
>>>
>>>          I cant to give you this information now because im not at 
>>> work, but the cards have the same chip realtek. One is a Planet ENW 
>>> 9605 and the second is Encore *ENL832-GB/ENLGA-1320.
>>>
>>>                   Alexander.
>>> *
>>> Timothy Legge wrote:
>>>
>>>> Alexander Martins Silva wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>       I've got a serious problem with network cards with the Realtk 
>>>>> 8169s/8101 chipset. With two differents cards I couldnt etherboot a 
>>>>> client machine, with the same error message: "Searching server 
>>>>> (DHCP)...No IP Address", but works when I use a machine with a 
>>>>> different network card (nvidia2). What's happening? The r8169 drive 
>>>>> dont work for the rtl8169? Someone got the same problem?
>>>>>
>>>>>        Thanks is advance,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> Please provide the PCI ids for the card.
>>>>
>>>> Tim

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