> Another data point. The rge driver also fails for > the Gigabyte Corp > desktop board model X38-DQ6, which is the high end > board > for the Intel X38 chipset, and also uses the Realtek > 8111b NICs. > Same symptoms. On boot, the interface plumbs, the > driver is attached, > but connections can not be made. > > I wonder if there is a third example system or laptop > model that people > are having trouble with? I will forward this thread > to the RGE nic > engineer. > > Neal > > > Mark Ramczyk wrote: > > Pavel, > > > > I have an Asus G1 that uses the rge interface, and > have had issues in > > the past with Solaris not routing even though the > interface "looks" > > correct. Sometimes when Windows shuts down it > leaves the interface in a > > state that Solaris does not like dealing with. My > solution when this > > occurs has been to pop the battery for a couple of > minutes, put it back > > in, and then boot Solaris. Works every time. The > good news is that it > > does not happen that often, just remember to fully > power off when > > leaving Windows before booting Solaris; don't just > tell Windows to restart. > > > > HTHs, > > Mark > > > > > > Pavel Jeludovsky wrote: > > > >> Hi' i've just installed Opensolaris b82 on my > laptop to give it a try. > >> I'm quite new to this but learned some stuff from > posts in this gr8 community. > >> I have a problem with configuring my network card. > > >> Sorry if the post is long but i wanna provide all > the needed info in one post according to the other > similar posts on the subject. > >> > >> I have a > >> RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet > controller > >> according to the SUN's hw detection tool and > windows device manage and the laptop specs. > >> The bundled rge driver takes charge even during > the install and i got a nice rge0 interface ready. > >> But it doesn't work!!! > >> I've used snoop to check and no data transfer > going on except for the dhcp broadcasts. (The card > was plumbed and ifconfig looks ok). > >> I've configured an ip adress manually and still > nada, no ping outside. > >> Then I've installed windows and the card works > fine. > >> Tried all the live CD's (belenix, nexcenta, > indiana) and still the same poblem. > >> I've checked the interface using > >> dladm show-dev > >> and > >> ndd /dev/rge0 link_status( or smth like that,don't > remember the parameter by heart) > >> and > >> ndd /dev/rge0 link_speed > >> > >> both gave me the same result: > >> rge0 link: up speed: 1000Mb duplex: full > >> > >> even when I've plugged out the cable the result > was the same. > >> And rebooting with the cable unplugged > >> I've read many posts on network drivers problems > and came to conclusion that my nic is supported by > the rge driver and should work. but while the device > is assigned with the "right" driver, it still fails > to function properly. > >> > >> getting the Atheros network card is a whole other > story(but sound like this one). > >> > >> Please help if you can. > >> Thanks in advace, Pavel. > >> I'm aataching the outputs from: > >> /usr/X11/bin/scanpci > >> prtconf -D > >> prtconf -v > >> > >> > >> This message posted from opensolaris.org > >> _______________________________________________ > >> laptop-discuss mailing list > >> laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > laptop-discuss mailing list > > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > laptop-discuss mailing list > laptop-discuss at opensolaris.org
My model is ASUS F3KA-X2 with AMD tl-58 processor. This message posted from opensolaris.org
