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Gentoo 8890 eth0 help

post #1 of 13
9/24/03 at 6:31pm
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can someone please tell me which module I should use for my 8890 eth0?

and how to setup my /etc/conf.d/net

where my IP needs to be set XXX.XX.XXX.XX , gateway: GGG.GG.GGG.G and SUB: 255.255.255.0
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post #2 of 13
9/24/03 at 7:36pm
you need the realtek rtl-8139 pci fast ethernet adapter support, and add support for uncommon revision K's and older rtl boards.

/etc/conf.d/net is not that hard, just uncomment the iface_eth0 at the top with the example ip settings, and change those to yours.
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post #3 of 13
9/25/03 at 6:29am
Actually, since it's the 8890 model and since it's using the same NIC as my 5680, the correct module would be the r8169 (realtek) found below the 1000Mbit menu in the kernel config... At least that's where I found it when configuring my 2.6.0-test5 kernel in Gentoo. I have had no need for any of the 10/100 Mbit Realtek modules.

Also, if your laptop is connected to a DHCP server, uncomment the line with iface_eth0="dhcp" and comment the line with iface_eth0="192.168...."
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post #4 of 13
9/25/03 at 4:27pm
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the 8139 module didnt work and I cant find the 8169 module in the kernel config.

My network is working when running the live cd. Is there any way I can see which module the live cd is using?

Im using gentoo-sources 2.4.20 R6. should I use another source for my 8890?
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post #5 of 13
9/25/03 at 4:40pm
you can do 'lsmod'. i didn't realize that the 8890 had a gigabit ethernet card. i don't remember if the 2.4 series has support for gigabit, but it should be under the Ethernet (1000 Mbit) menu, as opposed to the 10 or 100 mbit menu. i think it's listed as 'Realtek 8169 gigabit ethernet support'.
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post #6 of 13
9/25/03 at 4:45pm
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hmm it's not listed in the menuconfig under 1000 Mbit. I'll try the lsmod.

EDIT: It's somehow using the 8169 module but I cant find it in the menuconfig. Not even genkernel can detect the r8169
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post #7 of 13
10/5/03 at 3:04am
Ok, figured it out. Chances are, you're using a kernel 2.4.20 or lower. Only 2.4.21 and up have the Realtek card listed under the 1000 Mbit section. Once you get an updated kernel, the module to init is simply "r8169".

Hope this helps

edit: For gentoo, ac-sources or vanilla-sources are currently 2.4.22 and have the driver
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post #8 of 13
10/6/03 at 5:02pm
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Yea I allready found out, sry for not updating. but thx anyway

I used the vanilla source and now Im trying to find out which module I should use for my soundcard, maybe you could tell me?

on the P4 gentoo live cd (GRP) it's only the vanilla 2.4.22 source which has support for R8169
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post #9 of 13
10/6/03 at 5:07pm
if it's the same sound card as the other models, which it probably is, then it's the intel8x0 module; but you may want to use the alsa intel8x0 driver instead of the kernel oss one.
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post #10 of 13
10/7/03 at 5:35am
what xiphus said using the alsa now, runs fine
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post #11 of 13
10/8/03 at 8:30am
It may be worth installing the 2.6 Alpha 6 kernel for the hell of it too. It has some cool new features and fixes. ( I use gentoo but only for the base of it, I do all the rest manually).

NS
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post #12 of 13
10/8/03 at 11:07pm

Loading gentoo for the first time on the 5680

I'm also having problems configuring eth0.
I added e1000 to /etc/modules.autoload.d/kernel-2.4 file and I get an error starting this file.
The network worked fine when booting from the CD?
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post #13 of 13
10/9/03 at 2:10pm

I did some digging and came up with this link.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/...L8110S-32%2f64

This is the driver from Realtek's website. I would try it now, but I left my floppy module at home and don't want to burn this to CD.

Has anyone else tried using this driver? Is it pretty easy to install/use. Any known bugs.
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