Hi, I would appreciate some help to get my Linksys Gbit NIC working.

Basic config: Ubuntu 7.10 server (2.6.22) on an IBM Netvista (1Ghz Pentium 3)
I have just done a clean install with only the EG1032 installed as ETH0.
LEDs on this NIC light up after cold boot, but turn off when the OS starts to load.

What I have done:
During a clean install set static IP as 192.168.0.5, gateway as 192.168.0.1
Install was slow - waited for timeouts on all network access
Then:
uname –r (to get kernel version)
apt-get install build-essential linux-headers-2.6.22-14-server

Downloaded r8169-6.005.00.tar.bz2 from Realtek
Followed the included instructions to untar the file, then
make clean modules
make install
depmod –a
insmod ./src/r8169.ko

All good – but ETH0 didn’t work

NB: To get useful screen caps for this post, I then added a 100Mbit NIC with rtl8139 chip as ETH2. I edited /etc/network/interfaces to make eth2 the default and restarted the network. At this point an IP address was assigned by my DHCP server and ETH2 started to work.

Some information about the current situation:

root@xtunes:~# lspci -v | grep ethernet -i -A8
01:08.0 Ethernet controller: Linksys Gigabit Network Adapter (rev 10)
Subsystem: Linksys EG1032 v3 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
I/O ports at 7400 [size=256]
Memory at febffe00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Expansion ROM at ff000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

01:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RT8139
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 208, IRQ 17
I/O ports at 7800 [size=256]
Memory at febfff00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

root@xtunes:~# more /proc/interrupts
CPU0
0: 105 IO-APIC-edge timer
1: 714 IO-APIC-edge i8042
6: 3 IO-APIC-edge floppy
7: 0 IO-APIC-edge parport0
8: 3 IO-APIC-edge rtc
9: 1 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi
12: 4 IO-APIC-edge i8042
14: 19065 IO-APIC-edge libata
15: 540 IO-APIC-edge libata
16: 36 IO-APIC-fasteoi uhci_hcd:usb1
17: 90597 IO-APIC-fasteoi eth2
19: 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi Intel 82801BA-ICH2
NMI: 0
LOC: 70014
ERR: 0
MIS: 0
- no entry for eth0 ??

root@xtunes:~# lsmod | grep r8169
r8169 32388 0
- driver apparently loaded

root@xtunes:~# ifconfig -a
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:18:F8:0A:52:86
inet addr:192.168.0.5 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
BROADCAST MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 b) TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
Interrupt:18 Base address:0x8e00

eth2 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:40:F4:3C:A7:59
inet addr:192.168.0.13 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::240:f4ff:fe3c:a759/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:58265 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:31626 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:82692115 (78.8 MB) TX bytes:2301877 (2.1 MB)
Interrupt:17 Base address:0x6f00

lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:14 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:1376 (1.3 KB) TX bytes:1376 (1.3 KB)

root@xtunes:~# ethtool eth0
Settings for eth0:
Supported ports: [ TP ]
Supported link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Supports auto-negotiation: Yes
Advertised link modes: 10baseT/Half 10baseT/Full
100baseT/Half 100baseT/Full
1000baseT/Full
Advertised auto-negotiation: Yes
Speed: 100Mb/s
Duplex: Half
Port: Twisted Pair
PHYAD: 0
Transceiver: internal
Auto-negotiation: on
Supports Wake-on: pumbg
Wake-on: g
Current message level: 0x00000033 (51)
Link detected: no

root@xtunes:~# ethtool -i eth0
driver: r8169
version: 2.2LK
firmware-version:
bus-info: 0000:01:08.0
- correct driver apparently bound to the NIC

root@xtunes:~# more /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.0.5 xtunes

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts

root@xtunes:~# route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
192.168.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth2
0.0.0.0 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 UG 100 0 0 eth2

root@xtunes:~# more /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
auto eth2
iface eth2 inet dhcp
iface eth0 inet static
address 192.168.0.5
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.0.0
broadcast 192.168.0.255
gateway 192.168.0.1
# dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed
dns-nameservers 192.168.0.1

root@xtunes:~# lshw -C network
*-network:0 DISABLED //WHY ???
description: Ethernet interface
product: Gigabit Network Adapter
vendor: Linksys
physical id: 8
bus info: pci@0000:01:08.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:18:f8:0a:52:86
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 1GB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.2LK duplex=half ip=192.168.0.5 latency=64 link=no maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=r8169 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=100MB/s
*-network:1
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: e
bus info: pci@0000:01:0e.0
logical name: eth2
version: 10
serial: 00:40:f4:3c:a7:59
size: 100MB/s
capacity: 100MB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 33MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp mii 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=8139too driverversion=0.9.28 duplex=full ip=192.168.0.13 latency=208 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=8139too multicast=yes port=MII speed=100MB/s

Any help would be appreciated, cheers.

You downloaded r8169-6.005.00.tar.bz2 from Realtek but you should download eg1032v3 driver from linksys instead.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...22/+bug/159417

http://www-nl.linksys.com/servlet/Sa...#versiondetail

Arno, thanks for your response. I followed your advice and tried to install the downloaded Linksys driver. As you can see below the "make" failed. This also happened when I tried this yesterday and was the reason I tried to use the Realtek driver. Any more suggestions ? Thanks in advance.

root@xtunes:/usr/src/eg1032v3# make clean modules
make -C src/ clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/eg1032v3/src'
rm -f *.o *.ko *~ core* .dep* .*.d .*.cmd *.mod.c *.a *.s .*.flags
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/eg1032v3/src'
make -C src/ modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/eg1032v3/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-server/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/eg1032v3/src modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-server'
CC [M] /usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.o
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:357: error: expected â)â before string constant
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c: In function ârtl8169_init_boardâ:
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:703: error: âstruct pci_devâ has no member named âslot_nameâ
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c: In function ârtl8169_openâ:
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:994: warning: âdeprecated_irq_flagâ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/interrupt.h:66)
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:994: warning: passing argument 2 of ârequest_irqâ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c: In function ârtl8169_init_ringâ:
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:1253: warning: implicit declaration of function âpci_dma_sync_singleâ
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c: In function ârtl8169_init_moduleâ:
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:1804: warning: implicit declaration of function âpci_module_initâ
make[3]: *** [/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.o] Error 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/usr/src/eg1032v3/src] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-server'
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/eg1032v3/src'
make: *** [modules] Error 2
root@xtunes:/usr/src/eg1032v3#

Some progress to report.
http://www.isparkgroup.com/linksys/patch1.txt has instructions for patching the EG1032v3_n.c source file. I was unable to apply the patch as intended (user issue I expect), so I manually edited the file. After this the make and driver install process seemed to work ok. I now have eg1032v3.ko in /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-server/kernel/drivers/net.

Not sure if I have actually moved forward.
make clean modules gave some warnings that I had hoped could be ignored.

root@xtunes:/usr/src/eg1032v3# make clean modules
make -C src/ clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/eg1032v3/src'
rm -f *.o *.ko *~ core* .dep* .*.d .*.cmd *.mod.c *.a *.s .*.flags
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/eg1032v3/src'
make -C src/ modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/eg1032v3/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.22-14-server/build SUBDIRS=/usr/src/eg1032v3/src modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-server'
CC [M] /usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.o
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c: In function ârtl8169_openâ:
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:994: warning: âdeprecated_irq_flagâ is deprecated (declared at include/linux/interrupt.h:66)
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:994: warning: passing argument 2 of ârequest_irqâ from incompatible pointer type
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c: In function ârtl8169_init_moduleâ:
/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:1804: warning: implicit declaration of function âpci_module_initâ
LD [M] /usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST 1 modules
WARNING: "pci_module_init" [/usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3.ko] undefined!
CC /usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3.mod.o
LD [M] /usr/src/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3.ko
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.22-14-server'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/eg1032v3/src'

Seems at least one of the warnings is a stopper.

root@xtunes:~# modprobe eg1032v3
FATAL: Error inserting eg1032v3 (/lib/modules/2.6.22-14-server/kernel/drivers/net/eg1032v3.ko): Unknown symbol in module, or unknown parameter (see dmesg)

root@xtunes:~# dmesg | grep eg1032v3
[ 42.461537] eg1032v3: Unknown symbol pci_module_init

So a new hurdle to climb over.
I have googled this error and it seems to be covered by this bug report: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...22/+bug/121978
A fix is reportedly now in gutsy updates but I have run
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
- and nothing was found to upgrade

Can anyone offer some advice on this ?

Alright a bit more progress.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ci_module_init
"If you have the driver source find where in code pci_module_init is called and replace it with pci_register_driver without changing the parameters (things in brackets). Recompile+reinstall the driver and then try to modprobe it."
Followed that advice and now have an eg1032v3 driver that will load.
root@xtunes:/usr/src/eg1032v3# lsmod | grep eg1032v3
eg1032v3 14848 0

On to the next hurdle...

After some limited success and more testing, I have a new set of symptoms.
The eg1032v3 NIC is now correctly detected and apparently works properly with either the r8169 or eg1032v3 driver, when connected to a 100Mbit switch (Linksys SD208).
If I connect the NIC directly to a 1000Mbit switch (Linksys SD2008), the NIC doesn't work.
When connected to the 1000Mbit switch, a LED on the NIC lights up on a cold boot, but goes out when boot reaches the udev stage.
If the NIC is connected to the 1000Mbit switch via the 100Mbit switch, everything works fine.
In other words:
network > 1000Mbit SW > 100 Mbit SW > eg1032v3 eg1032v3 works fine
network > 1000Mbit SW > eg1032v3 eg1032v3 doesn't work
As far as I can tell the 2 switches perform correctly with other attached devices.
When attached to 1000Mbit SW and rebooted, the PC correctly identifies the NIC, maps it to eth0 and loads the driver. However, eth0 does not come up.
Any suggestions on how to fix or further diagnose this problem ?

Maybe this info can help you to trace the problem.

http://www.busybuddha.org/blog/anil/...thernet_ubuntu

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread.

I'm trying to compile the driver for the same nic and i have search far and wide and nothing seems to work.
The system i'm using is Debian
Linux StarlightFox 2.6.26-2-686 #1 SMP Sun Jul 26 21:25:33 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux

I have tested the patch but it don't work.

Here is the compiler output.

StarlightFox:/tmp/eg1032v3# make clean modules
make -C src/ clean
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/eg1032v3/src'
rm -f *.o *.ko *~ core* .dep* .*.d .*.cmd *.mod.c *.a *.s .*.flags
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/eg1032v3/src'
make -C src/ modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/tmp/eg1032v3/src'
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.26-2-686/build SUBDIRS=/tmp/eg1032v3/src modules
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686'
CC [M] /tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.o
/tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c: In function ‘rtl8169_init_board’:
/tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:594: error: implicit declaration of function ‘SET_MODULE_OWNER’
/tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c: In function ‘rtl8169_open’:
/tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:995: error: ‘SA_SHIRQ’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:995: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:995: error: for each function it appears in.)
/tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.c:995: warning: passing argument 2 of ‘request_irq’ from incompatible pointer type
make[3]: *** [/tmp/eg1032v3/src/eg1032v3_n.o] Fel 1
make[2]: *** [_module_/tmp/eg1032v3/src] Fel 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.26-2-686'
make[1]: *** [modules] Fel 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/eg1032v3/src'
make: *** [modules] Fel 2

Tagnard, I struggle to remember what I did last week let alone 18 months ago
Sadly, I do not have the technical expertise to assist with your problem.

However, two pieces of information I can add to the post are:
1. The Gigabit switch I was using (SD2008) proved to be faulty and was later replaced under warranty. Therefore I believe that my final recompile/reinstall was in fact successful.

2. The NIC is correctly recognised by later versions of Ubuntu and I am currently using it with 9.04.

I wish you good luck with your problem.

I'd be interested to know more about your configuration, richo132. I have the same card with a fresh installation of Jaunty (9.04), and the card does not work at all...

I'm having the same issues as Tagnard when attempting to compile the drivers.

[Edit] Oddly enough, I happen to have the exact same Gigabit switch. Perhaps it's time to investigate that.

Despot,
My memory was faulty (no surprise there..) - I change configs and move components around quite a lot.
The Linksys NIC (EG1032v3) is currently in a home brewed server.
Actually it is a MicroATX P4 motherboard in a (modified...) classic IBM PC-XT case.
Board is an MSI 661FM2 Series (MS-7060 v1.X) Micro ATX mainboard.
The 661FM2 series is based on SiS® 661FX & SiS® 964 chipsets.
NB:This board has an on-board 100Mbit adaptor which I disabled in the BIOS.
Linksys NIC was correctly auto-detected by OS installation program.
Current config data as follows:

uname@5160P4:~# cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.10
DISTRIB_CODENAME=intrepid
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 8.10"

uname@5160P4:~# uname -a
Linux 5160P4 2.6.27-7-server #1 SMP Tue Nov 4 20:18:35 UTC 2008 i686 GNU/Linux

uname@5160P4:~# hwinfo --netcard
10: PCI 07.0: 0200 Ethernet controller
[Created at pci.310]
UDI: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/pci_1737_1032
Unique ID: rBUF.8XeFmf3NAED
SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:07.0
SysFS BusID: 0000:00:07.0
Hardware Class: network
Model: "Linksys EG1032 v3 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter"
Vendor: pci 0x1737 "Linksys"
Device: pci 0x1032 "Gigabit Network Adapter"
SubVendor: pci 0x1737 "Linksys"
SubDevice: pci 0x0024 "EG1032 v3 Instant Gigabit Network Adapter"
Revision: 0x10
Driver: "r8169"
Driver Modules: "r8169"
Device File: eth0
I/O Ports: 0xe800-0xe8ff (rw)
Memory Range: 0xec123000-0xec1230ff (rw,non-prefetchable)
Memory Range: 0x40000000-0x4001ffff (ro,prefetchable,disabled)
IRQ: 18 (327094136 events)
HW Address: 00:18:f8:0a:52:86
Link detected: yes
Module Alias: "pci:v00001737d00001032sv00001737sd00000024bc02sc00i00"
Driver Info #0:
Driver Status: sk98lin is not active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe sk98lin"
Driver Info #1:
Driver Status: r8169 is active
Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe r8169"
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown

uname@5160P4:~# lshw -C network
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: Gigabit Network Adapter
vendor: Linksys
physical id: 7
bus info: pci@0000:00:07.0
logical name: eth0
version: 10
serial: 00:18:f8:0a:52:86
size: 1GB/s
capacity: 1GB/s
width: 32 bits
clock: 66MHz
capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list ethernet physical tp 10bt 10bt-fd 100bt 100bt-fd 1000bt-fd autonegotiation
configuration: autonegotiation=on broadcast=yes driver=r8169 driverversion=2.3LK-NAPI duplex=full ip=192.168.0.5 latency=64 link=yes maxlatency=64 mingnt=32 module=r8169 multicast=yes port=twisted pair speed=1GB/s

Hope this helps.

Thanks for the info

I'm fairly convinced the problem is lies elsewhere on the network...the original problem I encountered was my motherboard's onboard NIC was dropping connections on large file transfers, getting progressively worse. Then it started to randomly drop connections while doing simple stuff like browsing.

I tried two different network cards, and neither of them worked (although both were based on the same Realtek chipset). Then I plugged in to a different switch on my network (after re-reading your post), and the problems with my onboard NIC vanished. So I'm strongly suspecting the switch or cabling at this point.

Never did get the Realtek drivers to compile, though.

Cheers,
-Despot

Actually, I bought a pair of the SD2008 switches at the same time - nearly consecutive serial numbers.
Ironically both failed when connected to the Linksys NIC, but both worked fine with some other adaptors incl Marvel and Broadcom.
Both switches were replaced under warranty - I suspect there was a nasty firmware problem.

I have the same problem right now. i have 2 computers with with gigabit ethernet through cossover ethernet cable between them and i can't send large amounts of data before it drops the connection and i most restart the network interface. Then it works for a short amount of time and i have to do the same again.