From: | Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> |
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To: | Gentoo mailing list <gentoo-user@l.g.o> |
Subject: | [gentoo-user] r8169 unable to apply firmware patch |
Date: | Sat, 30 Jul 2011 00:06:59 |
Message-Id: | CAN0CFw2nkDGLM0Y5adqMVEOSCvdOj8Bmb87uy=fx1CUmKOse4w@mail.gmail.com |
1 | My laptop's "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express |
2 | Gigabit Ethernet controller" uses the r8169 driver. On kernel 2.6.36 |
3 | it works fine, but on 2.6.38 and 2.6.39 it doesn't work and |
4 | continuously outputs "eth0: unable to apply firmware patch" to dmesg. |
5 | I found this workaround: |
6 | |
7 | http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-882599-start-0.html |
8 | |
9 | I'm just wondering if anyone has run into the same problem and found a |
10 | better solution. |
11 | |
12 | - Grant |
Subject | Author |
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Re: [gentoo-user] r8169 unable to apply firmware patch | Adam Carter <adamcarter3@×××××.com> |