[gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Jarry]

Hi,

I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN,
but the last weekly autobuild does not detect it, so I'm
basically stuck in the corner, as I can not download kernel
sources and procede with installation.

 From what I found after little googling, kernel-module r8169
should contain driver for this chip, so I modprobe-d r8169,
but still ifconfig shows no eth-interface.

I restarted installation CD, this time I supplied following
option to kernel:

doload=r8169

But still not eth0 is detected. So how could I solve this
problem?

Jarry

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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Michael Mol]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jarry <mr.jarry@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN,
> but the last weekly autobuild does not detect it, so I'm
> basically stuck in the corner, as I can not download kernel
> sources and procede with installation.
>
> From what I found after little googling, kernel-module r8169
> should contain driver for this chip, so I modprobe-d r8169,
> but still ifconfig shows no eth-interface.
>
> I restarted installation CD, this time I supplied following
> option to kernel:
>
> doload=r8169
>
> But still not eth0 is detected. So how could I solve this
> problem?

Which kernel version? Which patchset?

Without manually loading the module, do you see it in lsmod on a fresh boot?


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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Jarry]

On 28-Oct-11 16:52, Michael Mol wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>
>> I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN,
>> but the last weekly autobuild does not detect it
>
> Which kernel version? Which patchset?

# uname -r
3.0.6-gentoo

> Without manually loading the module, do you see it in lsmod on a fresh boot?

# lsmod | grep r8169
r8169                33932  0
firmware_class        5085  9 r8169,tg3,aic94xx,...

It seems to me it is auto-loaded during boot-up (without
any command-line parameter). Yet ifconfig shows only lo,
no eth...

Jarry

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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Michael Mol]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jarry <mr.jarry@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 28-Oct-11 16:52, Michael Mol wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN,
>>> but the last weekly autobuild does not detect it
>>
>> Which kernel version? Which patchset?
>
> # uname -r
> 3.0.6-gentoo
>
>> Without manually loading the module, do you see it in lsmod on a fresh
>> boot?
>
> # lsmod | grep r8169
> r8169                33932  0
> firmware_class        5085  9 r8169,tg3,aic94xx,...
>
> It seems to me it is auto-loaded during boot-up (without
> any command-line parameter). Yet ifconfig shows only lo,
> no eth...

lsmod -k

Find the line for the Realtek device

lsmod -vn


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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Jarry]

On 28-Oct-11 17:24, Michael Mol wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On 28-Oct-11 16:52, Michael Mol wrote:
>>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN,
>>>> but the last weekly autobuild does not detect it
>>>
>>> Which kernel version? Which patchset?
>>
>> # uname -r
>> 3.0.6-gentoo
>>
>>> Without manually loading the module, do you see it in lsmod on a fresh
>>> boot?
>>
>> # lsmod | grep r8169
>> r8169                33932  0
>> firmware_class        5085  9 r8169,tg3,aic94xx,...
>>
>
> lsmod -k
>
> Find the line for the Realtek device
>
> lsmod -vn

I do not understand. lsmod does not have "-k" or "-vn" switches.
At least not here. When I try it, all I get is:
Usage: lsmod

Jarry

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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Michael Mol]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jarry <mr.jarry@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 28-Oct-11 17:24, Michael Mol wrote:
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>>
>>> On 28-Oct-11 16:52, Michael Mol wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN,
>>>>> but the last weekly autobuild does not detect it
>>>>
>>>> Which kernel version? Which patchset?
>>>
>>> # uname -r
>>> 3.0.6-gentoo
>>>
>>>> Without manually loading the module, do you see it in lsmod on a fresh
>>>> boot?
>>>
>>> # lsmod | grep r8169
>>> r8169                33932  0
>>> firmware_class        5085  9 r8169,tg3,aic94xx,...
>>>
>>
>> lsmod -k
>>
>> Find the line for the Realtek device
>>
>> lsmod -vn
>
> I do not understand. lsmod does not have "-k" or "-vn" switches.
> At least not here. When I try it, all I get is:
> Usage: lsmod

Thinko. lspci.
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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Jarry]

On 28-Oct-11 18:02, Michael Mol wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>  wrote:
>> On 28-Oct-11 17:24, Michael Mol wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 28-Oct-11 16:52, Michael Mol wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>      wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN,
>>>>>> but the last weekly autobuild does not detect it
>>>>>
>>>>> Which kernel version? Which patchset?
>>>>
>>>> # uname -r
>>>> 3.0.6-gentoo
>>>>
>>>>> Without manually loading the module, do you see it in lsmod on a fresh
>>>>> boot?
>>>>
>>>> # lsmod | grep r8169
>>>> r8169                33932  0
>>>> firmware_class        5085  9 r8169,tg3,aic94xx,...
>>>>
>>>
>>> lsmod -k
>>>
>>> Find the line for the Realtek device
>>>
>>> lsmod -vn
>>
>> I do not understand. lsmod does not have "-k" or "-vn" switches.
>> At least not here. When I try it, all I get is:
>> Usage: lsmod
>
> Thinko. lspci.

# lspci -k
<snip>
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 
RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
	Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-EP45-DS5 Motherboard
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169

# lspci -vn
<snip>
03:00.0 0200: 10ec:8168 (rev 02)
	Subsystem: 1458:e000
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
	I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
	Memory at fdcff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Memory at fdce0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
	[virtual] Expansion ROM at fdc00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
	Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=2 Masked-
	Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 12-34-56-78-12-34-56-78
	Kernel driver in use: r8169
	Kernel modules: r8169

Is there anything suspicious? BTW, in between I've put one more
drive inside and installed Windows7. Ethernet is automatically
detected, driver installed, and it works. In BIOS I also see
everything as normal, device enabled, cable-connection detected.
So I do not think the eth-chip is damaged...

Jarry
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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Michael Mol]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:21 PM, Jarry <mr.jarry@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 28-Oct-11 18:02, Michael Mol wrote:
>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>  wrote:
>>> On 28-Oct-11 17:24, Michael Mol wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>    wrote:
>>>>> On 28-Oct-11 16:52, Michael Mol wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Jarry<mr.jarry@gmail.com>
>>>>>>  wrote:
>>>>> # uname -r
>>>>> 3.0.6-gentoo
>>>>> # lsmod | grep r8169
>>>>> r8169                33932  0
>>>>> firmware_class        5085  9 r8169,tg3,aic94xx,...
>>>> lsmod -k
>>>>
>>>> Find the line for the Realtek device
>>>>
>>>> lsmod -vn
>
> # lspci -k
> <snip>
> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B
> PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
>        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-EP45-DS5 Motherboard
>        Kernel driver in use: r8169
>        Kernel modules: r8169
>
> # lspci -vn
> <snip>
> 03:00.0 0200: 10ec:8168 (rev 02)
>        Subsystem: 1458:e000
>        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
>        I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
>        Memory at fdcff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
>        Memory at fdce0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
>        [virtual] Expansion ROM at fdc00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
>        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
>        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
>        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
>        Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=2 Masked-
>        Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
>        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
>        Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
>        Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 12-34-56-78-12-34-56-78
>        Kernel driver in use: r8169
>        Kernel modules: r8169
>
> Is there anything suspicious?

Not to my eye; the kernel sees the device and associates it appropriately.

> BTW, in between I've put one more
> drive inside and installed Windows7. Ethernet is automatically
> detected, driver installed, and it works. In BIOS I also see
> everything as normal, device enabled, cable-connection detected.
> So I do not think the eth-chip is damaged...

I think the next step is to check udev.

Find something like 70-persistant-net.rules under /etc/udev/rules.d.
Make a backup of that file, then delete the one in the folder. Reboot,
see if that solves the problem.

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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Jarry]

On 28-Oct-11 18:30, Michael Mol wrote:
>>
>> # lspci -k
>> <snip>
>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B
>> PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
>>         Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-EP45-DS5 Motherboard
>>         Kernel driver in use: r8169
>>         Kernel modules: r8169
>>
>> # lspci -vn
>> <snip>
>> 03:00.0 0200: 10ec:8168 (rev 02)
>>         Subsystem: 1458:e000
>>         Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
>>         I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
>>         Memory at fdcff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
>>         Memory at fdce0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
>>         [virtual] Expansion ROM at fdc00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
>>         Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
>>         Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
>>         Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
>>         Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=2 Masked-
>>         Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
>>         Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
>>         Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
>>         Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 12-34-56-78-12-34-56-78
>>         Kernel driver in use: r8169
>>         Kernel modules: r8169
>>
>
> I think the next step is to check udev.
> Find something like 70-persistant-net.rules under /etc/udev/rules.d.
> Make a backup of that file, then delete the one in the folder. Reboot,
> see if that solves the problem.

Well, there is no need to delete something in /etc/udev/rules.d
because it is a live-cd. But here is content of
/etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules

# PCI device 0x10ec:0x8168 (r8169)
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*", 
ATTR{address}=="00:1f:d0:8f:d0:58", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", 
ATTR{type}=="1", KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"

Jarry

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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Michael Mol]

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Jarry <mr.jarry@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 28-Oct-11 18:30, Michael Mol wrote:
>>>
>>> # lspci -k
>>> <snip>
>>> 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
>>> RTL8111/8168B
>>> PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
>>>        Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-EP45-DS5 Motherboard
>>>        Kernel driver in use: r8169
>>>        Kernel modules: r8169
>>>
>>> # lspci -vn
>>> <snip>
>>> 03:00.0 0200: 10ec:8168 (rev 02)
>>>        Subsystem: 1458:e000
>>>        Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44
>>>        I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]
>>>        Memory at fdcff000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
>>>        Memory at fdce0000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64K]
>>>        [virtual] Expansion ROM at fdc00000 [disabled] [size=64K]
>>>        Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
>>>        Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/2 Maskable- 64bit+
>>>        Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
>>>        Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=2 Masked-
>>>        Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
>>>        Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
>>>        Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
>>>        Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 12-34-56-78-12-34-56-78
>>>        Kernel driver in use: r8169
>>>        Kernel modules: r8169
>>>
>>
>> I think the next step is to check udev.
>> Find something like 70-persistant-net.rules under /etc/udev/rules.d.
>> Make a backup of that file, then delete the one in the folder. Reboot,
>> see if that solves the problem.
>
> Well, there is no need to delete something in /etc/udev/rules.d
> because it is a live-cd. But here is content of
> /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules
>
> # PCI device 0x10ec:0x8168 (r8169)
> SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", DRIVERS=="?*",
> ATTR{address}=="00:1f:d0:8f:d0:58", ATTR{dev_id}=="0x0", ATTR{type}=="1",
> KERNEL=="eth*", NAME="eth0"

ls /sys/class/net


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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Jarry]

On 28-Oct-11 18:54, Michael Mol wrote:

> ls /sys/class/net

# ls -l /sys/class/net
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Oct 28 14:59 eth0 -> 
../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.4/0000:03:00.0/net/eth0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Oct 28 14:59 lo -> ../../devices/virtual/net/lo

I did one more test: I simply manually configured eth0
no matter there was no such an interface. And suddenly
it is up and running! Problem must be somewhere in
communication with dhcp-server (my router).

Now I feel myself like an idiot. I should have tried this
right at the beginning! Now I have static-ip, and I can
live with it for now and look into it the issue later,
when installation is finished...

Thank you for your time and help.

Jarry

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Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Adam Carter]

> I did one more test: I simply manually configured eth0
> no matter there was no such an interface. And suddenly
> it is up and running! Problem must be somewhere in
> communication with dhcp-server (my router).

at the start were you running ifconfig or ifconfig -a? Without -a it
will only show interfaces that are up. So since you hadn't configured
it at that stage you would not see it without the -a.

Re: [gentoo-user] Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Alex Schuster]

Jarry writes:

> On 28-Oct-11 17:24, Michael Mol wrote:

> > lsmod -k
> >
> > Find the line for the Realtek device
> >
> > lsmod -vn
> 
> I do not understand. lsmod does not have "-k" or "-vn" switches.

lspci was meant.

	Wonko

[gentoo-user] Re: Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 10/28/2011 05:46 PM, Jarry wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN

Note that this chip isn't properly supported by Linux.  It uses a driver 
for the 8111* chips that isn't really compatible.  I have a 8111E chip 
and with the kernel drivers it stops working after about an hour.

You will probably need the Linux driver from Realtek:

http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=13&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

To install it, simply run the provided "autorun.sh" script as root.  It 
will compile and copy the kernel modules to /lib/modules/<your_kernel>

For it to work, you need to build a kernel with your current ethernet 
driver disabled.  It works with kernel 3.0.  Don't know about 3.1, I 
guess it doesn't yet.

[gentoo-user] Re: Realtec 8111C LAN not detected...

[Nikos Chantziaras]

On 10/28/2011 10:13 PM, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
> On 10/28/2011 05:46 PM, Jarry wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm trying to install gentoo on mobo with Realtek 8111C LAN
>
> Note that this chip isn't properly supported by Linux. It uses a driver
> for the 8111* chips that isn't really compatible. I have a 8111E chip
> and with the kernel drivers it stops working after about an hour.
>
> You will probably need the Linux driver from Realtek:
>
> http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=13&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false
>
>
> To install it, simply run the provided "autorun.sh" script as root. It
> will compile and copy the kernel modules to /lib/modules/<your_kernel>
>
> For it to work, you need to build a kernel with your current ethernet
> driver disabled. It works with kernel 3.0. Don't know about 3.1, I guess
> it doesn't yet.

This driver is now in portage (net-misc/r8168).  And it works fine with 
kernel 3.1.