Re: rtl8139 vs. 8139too (was Problems with 8139too...)
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001 13:38:42 +0200, Emil Pedersen <emilp@update.uu.se>
wrote:
>While more or less on the subject 8139, could someone please explain the
>differenses between these, and what benefits one might have over the
>other. I've used them both without trouble, but I asume there is a
>reason why 8139too was written (it's newer right?)
The rtl8139 driver has always been experimental. 8139too is the new
driver which is only marked as experimental in the sources and not in
the kernel konfig. 2.4 has 8139too only. See it as rtl8139 2.0.
Greetings
Marc
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