Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
On 01/10/06, Duane Griffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 30/09/06, Ryan Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/30/06, Duane Griffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Another issue you might run into is getting the onboard RTL8168 ethernet controller working. People on the forums claim they're using the in-kernel Realtek 8169 drivers, have you tried that? Not yet, my understanding is that a patch is required to get it working with 2.6.18. I have that compiled and ready to test, but I haven't got around to rebooting and trying it. I'll get back to you tomorrow :) Just FYI, 2.6.18 + r8169 patch works fine for the r8168 and JMicron. Haven't tried the r8169 driver from plain vanilla 2.6.18, sorry. Cheers, Duane. -- I never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine - Bob Dylan -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
On 30/09/06, Ryan Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't the all-generic-ide line prevent you from using DMA and such? The two objections I've seen to that is that it restricts the speed, and also renames the drives to hd* instead of sd*, so things would get switched around if I ever got to drop that parameter. I'm not sure about DMA, actually. The DVD drive is the only thing using it on my machine (the disks are SATA), so the performance and device name isn't really a concern for me. It is all sorted out in 2.6.18, though, so if you upgrade to that immediately after getting your base-installation done then you should be fine. Another issue you might run into is getting the onboard RTL8168 ethernet controller working. There is no in-kernel driver for this thing. I managed to get the vendor-supplied driver compiling, but isn't working correctly for me (it seems to be transmitting packets fine but not receiving anything). I've not looked into it much since there seems to be in-kernel support coming soon and I've got another ethernet controller card to use in the meantime. There are also lots of reports from people getting it working successfully, so it may just be something stupid I'm doing. Yes, I'm seeing that, too. I think at this point I'm looking into other motherboards. Maybe a good idea if you have the choice, but be careful. It seems a lot of the i965 motherboards are using the JMicron, since the chipset doesn't have a built-in IDE controller. Ryan W Sims Cheers, Duane. -- I never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine - Bob Dylan -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
On 30/09/06, Ryan Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 9/30/06, Duane Griffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm running gentoo on exactly this setup. There was some trouble with support for the controller prior to 2.6.18, however it all works just fine if you use the all-generic-ide irqpoll boot parameters. Did you pass those parameters to the amd64 installcd? Or did you use kernelOfTruth's livecd? I passed it to the 2006.1 install CD (and added it to my grub kernel params, of course). Another issue you might run into is getting the onboard RTL8168 ethernet controller working. People on the forums claim they're using the in-kernel Realtek 8169 drivers, have you tried that? Not yet, my understanding is that a patch is required to get it working with 2.6.18. I have that compiled and ready to test, but I haven't got around to rebooting and trying it. I'll get back to you tomorrow :) Ryan W Sims Cheers, Duane. -- I never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine - Bob Dylan -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
On 29/09/06, Ryan Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking at upgrading to a Core 2 Duo system, and looking at the Asus P5B series of motherboards. I've found a couple forum posts (http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-494387-highlight-p965.html and http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-498160-highlight-p965.html) that seem to indicate troubles with JMicron support in kernels. Is this something I should be concerned about? The forum discussions seem to indicate that the problem is unresolved, indicating to me that I should look elsewhere for motherboards. I'm running gentoo on exactly this setup. There was some trouble with support for the controller prior to 2.6.18, however it all works just fine if you use the all-generic-ide irqpoll boot parameters. Another issue you might run into is getting the onboard RTL8168 ethernet controller working. There is no in-kernel driver for this thing. I managed to get the vendor-supplied driver compiling, but isn't working correctly for me (it seems to be transmitting packets fine but not receiving anything). I've not looked into it much since there seems to be in-kernel support coming soon and I've got another ethernet controller card to use in the meantime. There are also lots of reports from people getting it working successfully, so it may just be something stupid I'm doing. Ryan W Sims Cheers, Duane. -- I never could learn to drink that blood and call it wine - Bob Dylan -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
On 9/30/06, Duane Griffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29/09/06, Ryan Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking at upgrading to a Core 2 Duo system, and looking at the Asus P5B series of motherboards. I've found a couple forum posts (http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-494387-highlight-p965.html and http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-498160-highlight-p965.html) that seem to indicate troubles with JMicron support in kernels. Is this something I should be concerned about? The forum discussions seem to indicate that the problem is unresolved, indicating to me that I should look elsewhere for motherboards. I'm running gentoo on exactly this setup. There was some trouble with support for the controller prior to 2.6.18, however it all works just fine if you use the all-generic-ide irqpoll boot parameters. Doesn't the all-generic-ide line prevent you from using DMA and such? The two objections I've seen to that is that it restricts the speed, and also renames the drives to hd* instead of sd*, so things would get switched around if I ever got to drop that parameter. Another issue you might run into is getting the onboard RTL8168 ethernet controller working. There is no in-kernel driver for this thing. I managed to get the vendor-supplied driver compiling, but isn't working correctly for me (it seems to be transmitting packets fine but not receiving anything). I've not looked into it much since there seems to be in-kernel support coming soon and I've got another ethernet controller card to use in the meantime. There are also lots of reports from people getting it working successfully, so it may just be something stupid I'm doing. Cheers, Duane. Yes, I'm seeing that, too. I think at this point I'm looking into other motherboards. -- Ryan W Sims () ascii ribbon /\ campaign - against html mail - against proprietary attachments -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
On 9/30/06, Duane Griffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29/09/06, Ryan Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking at upgrading to a Core 2 Duo system, and looking at the Asus P5B series of motherboards. I've found a couple forum posts (http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-494387-highlight-p965.html and http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-498160-highlight-p965.html) that seem to indicate troubles with JMicron support in kernels. Is this something I should be concerned about? The forum discussions seem to indicate that the problem is unresolved, indicating to me that I should look elsewhere for motherboards. I'm running gentoo on exactly this setup. There was some trouble with support for the controller prior to 2.6.18, however it all works just fine if you use the all-generic-ide irqpoll boot parameters. Did you pass those parameters to the amd64 installcd? Or did you use kernelOfTruth's livecd? -- Ryan W Sims () ascii ribbon /\ campaign - against html mail - against proprietary attachments -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
On 9/30/06, Duane Griffin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 29/09/06, Ryan Sims [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking at upgrading to a Core 2 Duo system, and looking at the Asus P5B series of motherboards. I've found a couple forum posts (http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-494387-highlight-p965.html and http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-498160-highlight-p965.html) that seem to indicate troubles with JMicron support in kernels. Is this something I should be concerned about? The forum discussions seem to indicate that the problem is unresolved, indicating to me that I should look elsewhere for motherboards. I'm running gentoo on exactly this setup. There was some trouble with support for the controller prior to 2.6.18, however it all works just fine if you use the all-generic-ide irqpoll boot parameters. Another issue you might run into is getting the onboard RTL8168 ethernet controller working. There is no in-kernel driver for this thing. I managed to get the vendor-supplied driver compiling, but isn't working correctly for me (it seems to be transmitting packets fine but not receiving anything). I've not looked into it much since there seems to be in-kernel support coming soon and I've got another ethernet controller card to use in the meantime. There are also lots of reports from people getting it working successfully, so it may just be something stupid I'm doing. People on the forums claim they're using the in-kernel Realtek 8169 drivers, have you tried that? (sorry for all the noise, but the thought of upgrading my system and the thought of not being able to intsall Gentoo fills my heart with dread. ;) -- Ryan W Sims () ascii ribbon /\ campaign - against html mail - against proprietary attachments -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] JMicron confusion
On Friday 29 September 2006 21:28, Ryan Sims wrote: I'm looking at upgrading to a Core 2 Duo system, and looking at the Asus P5B series of motherboards. I've found a couple forum posts (http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-494387-highlight-p965.html and http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-498160-highlight-p965.html) that seem to indicate troubles with JMicron support in kernels. Is this something I should be concerned about? The forum discussions seem to indicate that the problem is unresolved, indicating to me that I should look elsewhere for motherboards. I am using this one: 03:00.0 SATA controller: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMicron 20360/20363 AHCI Controller without any troubles. It is important to have a fairly recent kernel. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
