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From: Duane Griffin <duaneg@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2006 00:15:23
Message-Id: e9e943910610031703t76dadaf4m9e550deec1ea9ca7@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion by Duane Griffin
1 On 01/10/06, Duane Griffin <duaneg@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > On 30/09/06, Ryan Sims <rwsims@×××××.com> wrote:
3 > > On 9/30/06, Duane Griffin <duaneg@×××××.com> wrote:
4 > > > Another issue you might run into is getting the onboard RTL8168
5 > > > ethernet controller working.
6 > > People on the forums claim they're using the in-kernel Realtek 8169
7 > > drivers, have you tried that?
8 >
9 > Not yet, my understanding is that a patch is required to get it
10 > working with 2.6.18. I have that compiled and ready to test, but I
11 > haven't got around to rebooting and trying it. I'll get back to you
12 > tomorrow :)
13
14 Just FYI, 2.6.18 + r8169 patch works fine for the r8168 and JMicron.
15 Haven't tried the r8169 driver from plain vanilla 2.6.18, sorry.
16
17 Cheers,
18 Duane.
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