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From: Michael Mol <mikemol@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 16:31:09
Message-Id: CA+czFiA6OZvvr1AWm-nL=_EPK3PMrGMCXsvUYbDab5dMNj6unQ@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected... by Jarry
1 On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > On 28-Oct-11 18:02, Michael Mol wrote:
3 >> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@×××××.com>  wrote:
4 >>> On 28-Oct-11 17:24, Michael Mol wrote:
5 >>>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@×××××.com>    wrote:
6 >>>>> On 28-Oct-11 16:52, Michael Mol wrote:
7 >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@×××××.com>
8 >>>>>>  wrote:
9 >>>>> # uname -r
10 >>>>> 3.0.6-gentoo
11 >>>>> # lsmod | grep r8169
12 >>>>> r8169                33932  0
13 >>>>> firmware_class        5085  9 r8169,tg3,aic94xx,...
14 >>>> lsmod -k
15 >>>>
16 >>>> Find the line for the Realtek device
17 >>>>
18 >>>> lsmod -vn
19 >
20 > # lspci -k
21 > <snip>
22 > 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B
23 > PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
24 >        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-EP45-DS5 Motherboard
25 >        Kernel driver in use: r8169
26 >        Kernel modules: r8169
27 >
28 > # lspci -vn
29 > <snip>
30 > 03:00.0 0200: 10ec:8168 (rev 02)
31 >        Subsystem: 1458:e000
32 >        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
33 >        I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
34 >        Memory at fdcff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
35 >        Memory at fdce0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
36 >        [virtual] Expansion ROM at fdc00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
37 >        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
38 >        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
39 >        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
40 >        Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=2 Masked-
41 >        Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
42 >        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
43 >        Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
44 >        Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 12-34-56-78-12-34-56-78
45 >        Kernel driver in use: r8169
46 >        Kernel modules: r8169
47 >
48 > Is there anything suspicious?
49
50 Not to my eye; the kernel sees the device and associates it appropriately.
51
52 > BTW, in between I've put one more
53 > drive inside and installed Windows7. Ethernet is automatically
54 > detected, driver installed, and it works. In BIOS I also see
55 > everything as normal, device enabled, cable-connection detected.
56 > So I do not think the eth-chip is damaged...
57
58 I think the next step is to check udev.
59
60 Find something like 70-persistant-net.rules under /etc/udev/rules.d.
61 Make a backup of that file, then delete the one in the folder. Reboot,
62 see if that solves the problem.
63
64 --
65 :wq

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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected... Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com>