Re: [leaf-user] newer r8169 network module for RTL8110SC

[marvin h. <fiv...@gm...>]

The documentation mentions linking to /lib/ld-uClibc.so.0 does this mead
that my linux distribution has to have uClibc already installed and compiled
or will buildtool install that when needed?

On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 5:39 AM, Erich Titl <eri...@th...> wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> marvin horst wrote:
>>
>> I forgot to mention I'm using Bering 3.1 which I believe has kernel
2.4.34
>>
>> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 2:49 PM, marvin horst <fiv...@gm...>
wrote:
>>
>>> I have a mini-itx box with a Gigabit 3 port daughter board from Jetway
that
>>> is about 1 year old and is working fine using the r8169 network module.
>>>
>>> I am upgrading some older boxes to an identical setup. The r8169 driver
>>> won't load for the newer daughter boards.
>
> The new boards are using the
>>>
>>> RTL8110SC chip I'm not sure what chip my original box has, but I don't
thing
>>> it's the same one.
>
>
>>>
>>> Is there a newer version of this driver available that works with the
new
>>> chip or will I have to compile my own?
>
> That is the most independent way.
>
> I haven't done any development on
>>>
>>> Bering, what would be the minimum development enviroment that I need to
>>> setup in order to compile this driver?
>
> You need the Bering development environment, then you need to build a
target for this driver within this environment.
>
> I had a look at the realtek site. They provide a common driver for 2.4 and
2.6 called r8169. It appears to be a backport of the 2.6 driver.
>
> cheers
>
> Erich
>
>
>
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Marvin Horst