I just configured a new system using Slackware 11.0 and a 2.6.17.13 kernel. I hit a few snags along the way but I was able to resolve them; although I'm a veteran with Linux I still can't consider myself an expert....

Anyhow the Abit AW8D mobo on this box has two onboard ethernet adapters; lspci returns this info (they both show up but I'm only posting one here for brevity):
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03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller (rev 01)
Subsystem: ABIT Computer Corp. Unknown device 240b
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 5
I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
Memory at fdeff000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at fdd00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
Capabilities: [48] Vital Product Data
Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/1 Enable-
Capabilities: [60] Express Endpoint IRQ 0
Capabilities: [84] Vendor Specific Information
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
Capabilities: [12c] Virtual Channel
Capabilities: [148] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-37
Capabilities: [154] Power Budgeting
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I compiled the module with support for realtek gigabit but it still doesn't seem to detect these, so I downloaded the r1000_v1.05 driver module from RealTek. It won't compile. Looking around at posts on this and other forums I see many have had similar problems but I've been unable to figure out a solution. Anyone able to help? I believe I have a good source tree, etc.

The readme says to do "make clean modules," but this is what I get:

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.17.13/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.17.13'
CC [M] /usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.o
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:1295: error: conflicting types for 'r1000_tx_action'
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:137: error: previous declaration of 'r1000_tx_action' was here
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:1295: error: conflicting types for 'r1000_tx_action'
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:137: error: previous declaration of 'r1000_tx_action' was here
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:1344: error: conflicting types for 'r1000_rx_action'
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:136: error: previous declaration of 'r1000_rx_action' was here
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:1344: error: conflicting types for 'r1000_rx_action'
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:136: error: previous declaration of 'r1000_rx_action' was here
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:136: warning: 'r1000_rx_action' declared `static' but never defined
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:137: warning: 'r1000_tx_action' used but never defined
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:1296: warning: 'r1000_tx_action' defined but not used
/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.c:1345: warning: 'r1000_rx_action' defined but not used
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src/r1000_n.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.17.13'
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/r1000_v1.05/src'
make: *** [modules] Error 2


Thanks, ........

Try here http://tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html for module compiling. The data going into the module being built has to be specifically needed for the build. If more than one data set is present, the build will fail because of "conflicts". So, going back to YOUR description, it appears that it would suit YOUR needs better to do the module build one at a time, with the conflicting data not in the way. In the BIOS, it might be advantageous to enable/disable the extra device. To do the configuring one device at a time. Good luck.