Feature request: r8168 ethernet driver
After upgrading kernel from 2.6.24 to 2.6.25 my ethernet was not recognized. A
real show-stopper, scared me a bit!
On 2.6.24 my internal ethernetport was always recognized and module r8169 used
to be loaded at boot. I found this driver to be unstable with my internal
card. With the help an Ubuntu-patch (r8168-8.005.00.hardy.diff.txt) I
compiled the r8168-8.005.00.tar.bz2 and got rock-solid ethernet.
After my last aptitude full-upgrade, witch included kernel 2.6.25, my ethx was
suddenly invisible. I solved the problem by modprobe r8169 to get my card
working, then ifconfig, and finally install the new kernel headers, and
compiling r8168 as before.
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Why isn't r8168 included in the 2.6.25-kernel? Why didn't any modules for my
ethx load on my machine after the upgrade?
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boss@asus:~$ cat /etc/debian_version
lenny/sid
boss@asus:~$ uname -a
Linux asus 2.6.25-2-686 #1 SMP Fri Jun 27 03:23:20 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux
boss@asus:~$ lspci | grep Ethernet
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI
Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
boss@asus:~$ lsmod | grep r8
r8168 29616 0
Jan Olav Agle
agle@start.no
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