Hi, Leann! Thanks for the reply. I don't know if there have been any attempts to fix this in the mainline kernel. I have seen reports of this by people using several different Linux distributions (FreeBSD, too!) for close to a year, now. I am a newbie, so I don't really know the way to push this or with whom to do so. I just am having trouble finding ANY recent GbE motherboards (many of which use this NIC family) which work with something other than Windows. I use both Ubuntu and FreeBSD, and both have a problem with their r8169 drivers. It's as if whoever maintains the ethernet driver code thinks these are done and compatible, but they are not.
What can I do to help? Thanks, Dean -------------- Original message from Leann Ogasawara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: -------------- > Hi Dean, > > Do you know if there have been any efforts to get the working driver > pushed upsteam into the mainline vanilla kernel. It is a lot of extra > work for the Ubuntu kernel team to maintain out of tree patches. As such > they usually require evidence of upstream submission before considering > to maintain community patches locally. Thanks. > > ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) > Status: New => Incomplete > > -- > r8169 Driver not stable with Realtek 8111C > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205374 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > > Status in Source Package "linux" in Ubuntu: Incomplete > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.24 > > The Realtec 8111C is integrated in the Giga-Byte G31M-S2L motherboard. > Ubuntu > 8.04 beta will usually not find the Ethernet interface. When it does, it > stops > working with any traffic. This bug has been reported in earlier versions > (Gutsy) and persists, even in the newer Linux kernel (2.6.24). Workarounds > are > available by recompiling with the correct Realtek Linux driver (from their > website) however, these are wiped out with every application of the Ubuntu > Update Manager. > ** Attachment added: "unnamed" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/12955476/unnamed -- r8169 Driver not stable with Realtek 8111C https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205374 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
