FS#4818 - Add the realtek r8168 suport in the kernel ?

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Martin Pieuchot (Aer) - Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 14:10 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Kernel
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Architecture not specified
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version 0.7.2 Gimmick
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

ATM r8168 based devices are not supported in the vanilla kernel, but the r8169 kernel module can support them with the patch below.
An other way to support that chipset is by using realtek's r1000 driver :
http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?lineid=1&famid=4&series=2004111&Software=True

Thx
   r8168.patch (2.1 KiB)
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 12:51 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 17:23 GMT
What is the source of this patch?
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 14 June 2006, 17:28 GMT
already implemented it for 2.6.17 final with original source from homepage

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