UBUNTU 8.10 Driver Issues

Nolewatcher · 12-22-2008, 04:17 PM

I seem to be having driver issues for my on-board RTL8101 nic. First I had to give it a MAC address using macchanger to get it to work, then it freezes up my UBUNTU 8.10 distro every time I try to download a file or browse the net. Load is the RTL8139c driver by default. BTW, I have to give it a MAC address every time I boot, is there a work around for this? Thanks for your help.

amani · 12-22-2008, 04:48 PM

Some others have reported such a problem for that NIC and RTL8111. Though I myself never faced any problems with the latter.
Check for the correct driver. Blacklist the other driver.

Nolewatcher · 12-22-2008, 04:53 PM

Thanks for your response. I have searched the M/B web site (Gigabyte) and they only have Winduh's drivers. Realtek says that the proper driver is 'built into the kernel'. I thought that it was driver related too, can you point me to another driver?

amani · 12-22-2008, 05:02 PM

Your driver is r8101 and not r8139c. r8169 or r8168 may work as well. Try blacklisting or binding the interface with a specific driver

Nolewatcher · 12-25-2008, 07:45 AM

amani, thanks for your response. The problem solved itself. It turns out that the on-board LAN in question was failing....it finally quit working all together, no led or anything. I got a cheap one at a local retailer and UBUNTU picked it right up and it works fine. Have a Merry Christmas and a happy new year.