Re: Realtek ethernet (was Re: recent mobo recommendation)

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Le 14/04/2010 15:28, Ron Johnson wrote:
> On 2010-04-13 22:50, Stan Hoeppner wrote:
> > Hugo Vanwoerkom put forth on 4/13/2010 3:53 PM:
> [snip]
> > Either way, avoid onboard RealTek ethernet as it's not currently
> > supported
> > well by Debian. One might be able to make it work, but the process
> > requires
> > some serious hoop jumping.
>
> Really? RealTek chips are as common as flies on horse poop, and works
> perfectly for me.
>
> $ lspci -vs 03:00.0
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 02)
> Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-EP45-DS5 Motherboard
> Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 28
> I/O ports at ce00 [size=256]
> Memory at fddff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
> Memory at fdde0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
> [virtual] Expansion ROM at fdd00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
> Capabilities: <access denied>
> Kernel driver in use: r8169
Hi, I have an Asus "sabertooth" 55i (socket LGA1156) with the same 
Realtek lan chip (rev03 here), no problem.
The motherboard is overpriced due to it's marketing hype regarding 
"military" grade components and "Ceramix" coated heatsinks , but 
otherwise it's working great, and very cool too with an Intel Core i7. 
Layout is good for my needs, ample space for large video card without 
blocking any sata port. Bundle is limited to bare minimum (esata/usb 
bracket and a few cables). Used for video processing mainly, occasional 
kernel compilations, virtualbox vm and the occasional game.Works with 
Squeeze amd64 with stock kernel (minor sound glitches with on-board 
chip) and currently 2.6.33.2 (100% functional), suspend works too.