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List:       gentoo-user
Subject:    [gentoo-user] Re: Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...
From:       Nikos Chantziaras <realnc () arcor ! de>
Date:       2011-11-15 13:28:21
Message-ID: j9tpdf$eah$1 () dough ! gmane ! org
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On 10/28/2011 10:13 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 10/28/2011 05:46 PM, Jarry wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN
> 
> Note that this chip isn't properly supported by Linux. It uses a driver
> for the 8111* chips that isn't really compatible. I have a 8111E chip
> and with the kernel drivers it stops working after about an hour.
> 
> You will probably need the Linux driver from Realtek:
> 
> http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=13&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false
>  
> 
> To install it, simply run the provided "autorun.sh" script as root. It
> will compile and copy the kernel modules to /lib/modules/<your_kernel>
> 
> For it to work, you need to build a kernel with your current ethernet
> driver disabled. It works with kernel 3.0. Don't know about 3.1, I guess
> it doesn't yet.

This driver is now in portage (net-misc/r8168).  And it works fine with 
kernel 3.1.


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