On Mon, 2012-01-16 at 09:49 +0100, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > Op 29-12-11 23:32, Paul van der Vlis schreef: > > Op 29-12-11 22:24, Andrei Popescu schreef: > >> On Jo, 29 dec 11, 21:50:46, Paul van der Vlis wrote: > >>> > >>> I see here: "I just *did* backport r8169 from 3.0 into squeeze." > >>> http://lists.debian.org/debian-wnpp/2011/11/msg00347.html > >> > >> You probably meant: > >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-wnpp/2011/11/msg00346.html (From: Ben > >> Hutchings). > > > > Correct, my mistake. > > > >>> But where can I find that backport? > >> > >> It is the kernel itself. See the changelog: > >> > >> linux-2.6 (2.6.32-36) stable; urgency=low > >> ... > >> [ Ben Hutchings ] > >> ... > >> * r8169: Backport changes up to Linux 3.0.2 (Closes: #627704) > >> - Fix support for RTL8102E and RTL8168DP > >> - Add support for RTL8105E, RTL8168E and another variant of RTL8168DP > >> - Add support for D-Link DGE-530T rev C1 > > > > Great! Thanks for the info. > > > > Very complex those names. In the specs they have different names then in > > lspci. For Google: This means the Realtek 8111E should work with Debian > > Squeeze. > > > >> If you have devices that don't work with this module I'm sure the kernel > >> developers will want to know. > > I've tested it with an Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 mainboard and I can tell that > the network driver does not work. Did you install firmware-realtek? This board has one of the chips that needs a firmware patch to make reliable links. Ben. > At the moment I do not have the mainboard here anymore, I had to give it > to the customer (I've used a PCI network card). But I hope to get > another one. > > I did not test the backport kernel for Debian stable. -- Ben Hutchings When in doubt, use brute force. - Ken Thompson
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