Just a bump, while forcedeth "works" in that you can connect to ethernet
networks, it is painfully slow! I max out on a gigabit network with file
transfer speeds of ~7 MB/sec, that's just unacceptable for a gigabit
adapter. Unless forcedeth can be improved there needs to be other
options available.
The NvNetInstallation does not work on 2.6.16+ kernels without patching,
which hasn't been done yet. This makes it not possible to install on a
Gutsy install. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-
source-2.6.22/+bug/130075 Seeing as the forcedeth driver has problems in
gutsy as is this
BTW: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/NvNetInstallation explains hot to
compile nvnet, but also how to not have to recompile it for each kernel
upgrade (if I understand). But seems to never been updated for post-Dapper.
--
Request: Include nvnet
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/48272
You receive
I'm not sure why this would be needed, NVIDIA's engineers work on the
open source forcedeth driver in the kernel, and NVIDIA even reccomenends
forcedeth themselves ( see:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_nforce_1.21.html )
--
Request: Include nvnet
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/48272
You rece
Assigning to restricted-manager , because I think, without being sure at all,
that it has something to do with nvnet not being GPL compatible.
Hope, someone will be able to answer there.
** Changed in: restricted-manager (Ubuntu)
Sourcepackagename: None => restricted-manager
Status: New =>
With more recent packages (Edgy and up-to-date Dapper), the forcedeth
driver actually works, so this isn't as necessary as it used to be. I'd
still prefer to use the nvnet driver, but it's no longer worth the extra
hassle to keep it up to date.
--
Request: Include nvnet
https://launchpad.net/bugs
