On Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:38:59 -0700 Arthur Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Celejar wrote: > > On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:28:01 -0700 > > Arthur Barlow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> I recently bought an MSI Wind U100 notebook with Windows XP and > >> partitioned the hard drive in half so I could also run GNU/Linux. The > >> notebook uses a Realtek RT8101E chipset for it's WLAN. Does anyone know > >> if there is an open source driver for this chip? > > > > Please post the relevant lspci output. > > > > Celejar ... > lspci is as follows: ... > 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E > PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev 02) > 02:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device 8199 > (rev 02) You have confused the LAN with the WLAN; the 8101 is the LAN, and the 8199 is the WLAN. The 8199 is apparently a variant of the 8187, and *may* work with the 818x open source drivers: Here's a page about a similar MSI Wind machine: http://forums.msiwind.net/general-discussion/realtek-8199-linux-wireless-t1591.html and see also these: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/ubuntu-63/ubuntu-8.04-realtek-8187-on-tishiba-a215-s7414-652951/page3.html#post3233929 http://rtl8180-sa2400.sourceforge.net/ http://rtl-wifi.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Page Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
