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Re: rtl8139.c Driver patch submission
From: |
Robert Millan |
Subject: |
Re: rtl8139.c Driver patch submission |
Date: |
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 06:59:02 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.4i |
Hi Anthony!
I don't know if this is helpful to you, but there's a newer version
of rtl8139.c than the one from the kernel Linux:
ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/rtl8139.c
I also found this on the way:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/1999/debian-hurd-199907/msg00066.html
On Mon, Jul 01, 2002 at 09:43:20PM -0400, Anthony Ventimiglia wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I just recently installed GNU/Hurd off the Debian ISO. I'm using a
> D-Link DFE-530TX+ NIC, which was not being recognized during the Mach
> startup. I got some help from some folks on the #hurd irc channel, a few
> of which had been successfully running rtl8139 based NIC's. Finally
> after playing around and following advice with no luck, I decided to
> recompile gnumach.
> After rebuilding, My card was still not being
> recognized, so I decided to look into the rtl8139.c driver module to see
> if I could figure out the problem. I discovered the code wasn't written
> to recognize the Vendor ID and Card ID of the DFE-538. So I looked at
> the 8139too.c Linux Module and hacked the rtl8139.c code to recognize my
> card. Everything is working just fine with My NIC now.
> Now I'd like to know how, where or to whom I can submit this patch?
>
> I'd also like to mention that there are quite a few rtl8139
> based cards in the 2.4 8139too.c module that will not be recognized by
> the 2.0 rtl8139.c. The fix I applied should also work to add support for
> these cards, and I'd be happy to help anyone who wants to add this
> support.
>
> I've been told that the next Major release of gnumach (2.x?)
> will be using all the OSKit hardware Drivers, and that I shouldn't waste
> too much time hacking the current Linux 2.0 based drivers. This was just
> a quick two minute fix, which just basically will support more hardware.
>
> Thanks for your Help
>
> Anthony
--
Robert Millan
"5 years from now everyone will be running
free GNU on their 200 MIPS, 64M SPARCstation-5"
Andrew S. Tanenbaum, 30 Jan 1992