Re: Any incompatibility with Ethernet adapters?
Jason Filippou put forth on 3/23/2010 3:07 AM:
> As requested, here's the output pf lspci -nn | grep -i ether:
>
> 03:06.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL-8110SC/8169SC Gigabit Ethernet [10ec:8167] (rev 10)
> I'm still looking for a driver-based solution prior to changing my network card,
You're probably running into the Debian kernel Realtek firmware blob issue.
Google it or search the archives for the past month. This has been
discussed here at length recently.
Search your dmesg output for something like:
eth0: unable to apply firmware patch
If you see that you're a victim of the firmware blob issue. Basically,
Debian feels the Realtek firmware isn't "free" so does not distribute it
with Debian kernels/drivers, which bricks the Realtek LAN chips.
I've said for years that Realtek ethernet chips are junk and to stay away
from them. This latest FW blob fiasco is but one more reason added to the
long list. If your time is worth more than ~$30 USD, buy an Intel PCI/PCIe
NIC and be done with it. You'll pull much hair out trying to get an RTL
chip working with a recent Debian kernel.
--
Stan
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