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From: waltdnes@××××××××.org
To: Gentoo Users List <gentoo-user@l.g.o>
Subject: [gentoo-user] boot-time message about nic firmware patch
Date: Fri, 17 May 2013 19:05:21
Message-Id: 20130517150454.GA1958@waltdnes.org
1 The last 4 lines from dmesg...
2
3 [ 4.299946] r8169 0000:04:00.0 eth0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw (-2)
4 [ 4.312766] r8169 0000:04:00.0 eth0: link down
5 [ 4.312784] r8169 0000:04:00.0 eth0: link down
6 [ 6.019910] r8169 0000:04:00.0 eth0: link up
7
8 It works. I'm sending this email via that nic, but I wonder if it
9 could cause problems down the road. Here's what "lspci -v" shows for
10 the nic.
11
12 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 07)
13 Subsystem: Dell Device 0581
14 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 43
15 I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
16 Memory at f0004000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
17 Memory at f0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
18 Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
19 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
20 Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
21 Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked-
22 Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
23 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
24 Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
25 Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number **-**-**-**-**-**-**-**
26 Kernel driver in use: r8169
27
28 --
29 Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org>
30 I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications

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[gentoo-user] Re: boot-time message about nic firmware patch walt <w41ter@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] boot-time message about nic firmware patch Paul Hartman <paul.hartman+gentoo@×××××.com>