Ethernet Network card RTL8101E does not work

Hi *,

On 1/31/07, Muammar Wadih El Khatib Rodriguez wrote:
> Hi *,
>
> I have bought a Toshiba Satellite M115 Laptop, and I'm getting lots of
> problems with the Ethernet Network card [ RTL8101E (Fast Ethernet
> with PCI-Express interface)].
>
> I have downloaded the driver from realtek.com.tw and I have followed
> the steps which appear in README file:
>
>
>
>
>
> This is the Linux device driver released for RealTek Ethernet
> controllers, which are listed as following.
> 1. RTL8169S/SB/SC (Gigabit Ethernet with PCI interface)
> 2. RTL8168B (Gigabit Ethernet with PCI-Express interface)
> 3. RTL8101E (Fast Ethernet with PCI-Express interface)
>
>
>
> - kernel source tree (supported versions 2.4.x or 2.6.x)
> - compiler/binutils for kernel compilation
>
>
>
>
>
> Unpack the tarball :
> tar vzxf r1000_vX.YZ.tgz
>
> Change to the directory:
> cd r1000_vX.YZ
>
> If you are running the target kernel, then you should be
> able to do :
>
> make clean modules (as root or with sudo)
> make install
> depmod -a
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 1. Force the link status when insert the driver.
> If the user is in the path ~/r1000, the link status can be forced to
> one of the 5 modes as following command.
>
> #insmod ./src/r1000.ko speed=SPEED_MODE duplex=DUPLEX_MODE autoneg=NWAY_OPTION
>
> ,where
> SPEED_MODE = 1000 for 1000Mbps
> = 100 for 100Mbps
> = 10 for 10Mbps
> DUPLEX_MODE = 0 for half-duplex
> = 1 for full-duplex
> NWAY_OPTION = 0 for auto-negotiation off
> = 1 for auto-negotiation on
> For example:
> #insmod ./src/r1000.ko speed=100 duplex=0 autoneg=0
> will force PHY to operate in 100Mpbs Half-duplex.
>
> 2. Force the link status by using ethtool.
> a. Insert the driver first.
> b. Make sure that ethtool exists in /sbin.
> c. Force the link status as the following command.
>
> #ethtool -s eth? speed SPEED_MODE duplex DUPLEX_MODE autoneg NWAY_OPTION
>
> ,where
> SPEED_MODE = 1000 for 1000Mbps
> = 100 for 100Mbps
> = 10 for 10Mbps
> DUPLEX_MODE = half for half-duplex
> = full for full-duplex
> NWAY_OPTION = off for auto-negotiation off
> = on for auto-negotiation on
>
>
>
> - Supports Jumbo Frame
> - Hardware Tx/Rx flow control
>
>
>
> The procedure that I show above was not successful. Then I tried with
> the steps from [1] which is almost the same, the only difference
> between both is that in this case I had to change some lines into
> src/r1000_n.c, then I compiled and it didn't work again :S
>
> Now, I'm compiling a new kernel version (2.6.19.1) because i read
> maybe the problem would be solved using this kernel.
>
>
> Have you had that problem? Can someone help me?
>
> Notes: I'm using Debian Testing (32 bits)
>
> Thanks for reading,
>
> [1] http://dvm.zapto.org:3334/~david/guicms/html/articles/one.php?number=118

The problem is solved in Debian Kernel Version 2.6.18-4, I bought a
very cheap ethernet card for my laptop, I upgraded to Debian Sid and
with the new kernel It just works.

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