[opensuse] Install help for Network driver
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver. Thanks in advance. Ralph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Ralph DeWitt wrote:
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver.
It sounds like a fairly standard wireless card, the driver is probably already installed. Why do you think you need to install it? -- Per Jessen, Zürich (10.9°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Ralph DeWitt wrote:
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver.
It sounds like a fairly standard wireless card, the driver is probably already installed. Why do you think you need to install it? Per: The reason I believe that I need to install the driver is that the wireless
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:50:16 AM Per Jessen wrote: option does not appear in the network manager widget. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Ralph DeWitt wrote:
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:50:16 AM Per Jessen wrote:
Ralph DeWitt wrote:
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver.
It sounds like a fairly standard wireless card, the driver is probably already installed. Why do you think you need to install it?
Per: The reason I believe that I need to install the driver is that the wireless option does not appear in the network manager widget.
I don't know much about the Network Manager, I guess it might automagically know how configure it. The kernel really ought to have the right module (RTL 8111/8168B is not a new chip), but if you do need to install a new module, the procedure is basically: 1) retrieve source code (from Realtek I presume?) 2) build module 3) install module -- Per Jessen, Zürich (15.1°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Ralph DeWitt wrote:
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver.
It sounds like a fairly standard wireless card, the driver is probably already installed. Why do you think you need to install it? Per: The reason I believe that I need to install the driver is that the wireless
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:50:16 AM Per Jessen wrote: option does not appear in the network manager widget. Is it possible that wireless is not enabled in Network Manager? When you left click on the network manager icon, look in the dialog box that
On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 09:39 -0400, Ralph DeWitt wrote: pops up, then look on the left side at interfaces and see if on the bottom if "Enable wireless" is checked. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Mark Misulich wrote:
On Thu, 2012-03-15 at 09:39 -0400, Ralph DeWitt wrote:
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:50:16 AM Per Jessen wrote:
Ralph DeWitt wrote:
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver.
It sounds like a fairly standard wireless card, the driver is probably already installed. Why do you think you need to install it? Per: The reason I believe that I need to install the driver is that the wireless option does not appear in the network manager widget.
Is it possible that wireless is not enabled in Network Manager? When you left click on the network manager icon, look in the dialog box that pops up, then look on the left side at interfaces and see if on the bottom if "Enable wireless" is checked.
Mark, judging by the PCI listing Ralph posted, this is a copper gigabit interface, not wirelesss at all. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (10.6°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wed, 2012-03-14 at 15:27 -0400, Ralph DeWitt wrote:
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver. Thanks in advance.
Ralph
Hi, I haven't installed the specific driver that you are trying to install, but have installed other rtl drivers on my computers at various times. So this will be a generic install email to get you going. First, you need to install some things that will allow you to build the driver. Here is a list that may be a bit of overkill, but will get the job done. gcc gcc-c++ gcc-cpp qt4-devel kdebase4-devel kdelibs4-devel kdevelop4 make automake autoconf libtool kernel-source Once you have these installed, then you have to get the driver. If you have access to the internet you can download it directly onto the computer that you wish to install the driver on. If you are trying to get a wired ethernet driver onto your computer for the first time, then you will have to download the driver on a different computer, then burn it to cd. Once it is on cd, you can use the cd to bring the driver tarball to the computer without access to the internet. You can download the driver from here. http://www.realtek.com/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=5&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false#RTL8111B/RTL8168B/RTL8111/RTL8168%3Cbr%3ERTL8111C/RTL8111CP/RTL8111D%28L%29%3Cbr%3ERTL8168C/RTL8111DP/RTL8111E%3Cbr%3ERTL8168E/RTL8111F Once you have the driver, I am assuming that you know how to unpack a tarball. So do that, then open up the directory that results and find the README file. It will tell how to actually install the driver that you have opened up. Realtek drivers used to install with configure, make, and make install, but lately they have been using a shell script to build and install the driver. You will do this in terminal, I use Konsole as the terminal to do this installation. Please note that after you have installed the driver, you are required to reboot the computer. Do this by typing "reboot" and hitting enter in konsole. If you go to the kmenu instead and try to use the kde prompts to restart the computer, the driver installation will mess up your complete opensuse installation and you will probably end up having to do a operating system re-install, before you once again install the realtek driver the right way. I hope that this helps you to get your driver installed. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hello Ralph, Am 14.03.2012 20:27, schrieb Ralph DeWitt:
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver. Thanks in advance.
Ralph a Gigibit *wireless* card would be very cool but I think you mean a 'normal' LAN with a cable/wire?
If so: Normally the driver should already in the kernel and so in openSUSE 12.1. But there have been some troubles at least with older kernels (I think the fault was already in the kernel sources), compare for openSUSE 11.4: http://forums.opensuse.org/deutsch-german/hilfe-und-helfen/netzwerk/473306-o... (German language but with links for other distributions in English) with a "r8168B" or "Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] " So you should take a look at what you have (software and hardware): Could you please open a console/terminal and enter (or paste with your mouse) /sbin/lspci -nnk press [Enter] and post the output here in the mailing list to be sure about your hardware especially your card? And the same for the output of lsmod | grep r816* (if and what fitting/not quite fitting kernel module might be loaded) and uname -a (for your used kernel) ? There might be some help available on the horizion without having to compile a driver/kernel module for your card by yourself.... http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=r8168&baseproject=openSUSE%3A12.1&lang=en (to be continued with the search for the fitting kernel module for your kernel version number and kernel flavor...;) Ciao Martin -- openSUSE profile: https://users.opensuse.org/show/pistazienfresser Martin Seidler KIRCHSTR. 11, 65843 SULZBACH (TAUNUS) MOBIL: +49 179 119 2301 Ø FON (privat): +49 6196 40 20 283 Ø FON (geschäftlich): +49 6196 59 236 23 FAX: +49 6196 59 236 24 Ø -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 08:31:55 PM Martin Seidler wrote: Martin: Here is the output as requested: [diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$ /sbin/lspci -nnk 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx0 port B) [1002:5a14] (rev 02) Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (external gfx0 port B) [1002:5a14] 00:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port B) [1002:5a16] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:04.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port D) [1002:5a18] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:05.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port E) [1002:5a19] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:06.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port F) [1002:5a1a] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:09.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc RD890 PCI to PCI bridge (PCI express gpp port H) [1002:5a1c] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:11.0 SATA controller [0106]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [1002:4391] (rev 40) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:84dd] Kernel driver in use: ahci 00:12.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd 00:12.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:13.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd 00:13.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:14.0 SMBus [0c05]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] (rev 42) Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 SMBus Controller [1002:4385] Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus 00:14.2 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA) [1002:4383] (rev 40) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8436] Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel 00:14.3 ISA bridge [0601]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller [1002:439d] (rev 40) Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 LPC host controller [1002:439d] 00:14.4 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 PCI to PCI Bridge [1002:4384] (rev 40) 00:14.5 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller [1002:4399] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI2 Controller [1002:4399] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd 00:15.0 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 0) [1002:43a0] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:15.1 PCI bridge [0604]: ATI Technologies Inc SB700/SB800/SB900 PCI to PCI bridge (PCIE port 1) [1002:43a1] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:16.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB OHCI0 Controller [1002:4397] Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd 00:16.2 USB Controller [0c03]: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] Subsystem: ATI Technologies Inc SB7x0/SB8x0/SB9x0 USB EHCI Controller [1002:4396] Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:18.0 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 0 [1022:1600] 00:18.1 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 1 [1022:1601] 00:18.2 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 2 [1022:1602] 00:18.3 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 3 [1022:1603] Kernel driver in use: k10temp 00:18.4 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 4 [1022:1604] Kernel driver in use: fam15h_power 00:18.5 Host bridge [0600]: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 15h Processor Function 5 [1022:1605] 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper XT [AMD Radeon HD 6000 Series] [1002:68ba] Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:2543] Kernel driver in use: radeon 01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: ATI Technologies Inc Juniper HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 5700 Series] [1002:aa58] Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:aa58] Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel 02:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB362 AHCI Controller [197b:2362] (rev 10) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard [1043:8460] Kernel driver in use: ahci 03:00.0 SATA controller [0106]: JMicron Technology Corp. JMB362 AHCI Controller [197b:2362] (rev 10) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 Deluxe Motherboard [1043:8460] Kernel driver in use: ahci 04:00.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042 SuperSpeed USB Host Controller [1b21:1042] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8488] Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd 05:00.0 USB Controller [0c03]: ASMedia Technology Inc. ASM1042 SuperSpeed USB Host Controller [1b21:1042] Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:8488] Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd 06:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6306/7/8 [Fire II(M)] IEEE 1394 OHCI Controller [1106:3044] (rev c0) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. M4A series motherboard [1043:81fe] Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci 08:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 and other motherboards [1043:8432] Kernel driver in use: r8169 [diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$ lsmod | grep r816* r8169 61333 0 [diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$ uname -a Linux linux-x9yw 3.1.9-1.4-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 27 08:55:10 UTC 2012 (efb5ff4) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux [diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Ralph DeWitt wrote:
08:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 and other motherboards [1043:8432] Kernel driver in use: r8169 [diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$ lsmod | grep r816* r8169 61333 0
That seems to be all in order - is the network card shown when you do "ip addr"? If that's fine too and it has an address etc, then it has to be some Network Manager issue. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (5.6°C) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hello Ralph, *I.* Am 15.03.2012 21:13, schrieb Ralph DeWitt:
On Thursday, March 15, 2012 08:31:55 PM Martin Seidler wrote: Martin: Here is the output as requested:
[diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$ /sbin/lspci -nnk [...] 08:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06) Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. P8P67 and other motherboards [1043:8432] Kernel driver in use: r8169
[diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$ lsmod | grep r816* r8169 61333 0 As suspected your software system uses a r816*9* kernel module (...9) but your hardware is a Realtek [...] RTL8111/816*8*B [10ec:816*8*] (...8).
So I suspect an equal fault like described in - http://forums.opensuse.org/deutsch-german/hilfe-und-helfen/netzwerk/473306-o... - http://www.foxhop.net/realtek-dropping-packets-on-linux-ubuntu-and-fedora - http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=80757 - http://www.twm-kd.com/linux/realtek-rtl81688111e-and-ubuntu-linux/ - http://unixblogger.wordpress.com/2011/10/18/the-pain-of-an-realtek-rtl8111rt... - to be continued ....just google for "10ec:8168" ....) *II.* But (not very probably) the kernel module might be already there (but not loaded). So you might try to unload the false and load the fitting driver (-v stand for verbose - I like to see what the system is doing....) su - rmmod -v r8169 modeprobe -v r8168 *IF this would help you might have to blacklist the false driver.* (please mail again!) *III.* *IF THIS DOES NOT HELP:* 1) You might try to compile the fitting driver/kernel module r8168 from the sources alike the users here have proposed. _2)_ Not working seems to be the (easy) way I thought of: As my search for "r8168" on the the openSUSE build service for 12.1 software.opensuse.org/search?q=r8168&baseproject=openSUSE%3A12.1 and having a look at
[diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$ uname -a Linux linux-x9yw 3.1.9-1.4-desktop #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Jan 27 08:55:10 UTC 2012 (efb5ff4) x86_64 c x86_64 GNU/Linux [diesel@linux-x9yw ~]$
your kernel openSUSE version number 3.1.9-1.4 and your openSUSE kernel flavor desktop and openSUSE 12.1 and your x86_64 architecture brought me *no fitting prebuild kernel module* like something named "r8168-kmp-desktop-8.024.00_k3.1.9-1.4-1.13.x86_64.rpm" and build for openSUSE 12.1 (not Tumbleweed). 3) Another way might be to ask the maintainers of the more or less unofficial repositories https://build.opensuse.org/project/users?project=drivers%3Anic or https://build.opensuse.org/package/users?package=r8168&project=home%3ATheTiger if they would build a fitting module for openSUSE 12.1 4) Or to file a bug report and help openSUSE and SUSE to improve the distributions... Sorry if I brought you news about more work to do ... Good luck! Martin -- openSUSE profile: https://users.opensuse.org/show/pistazienfresser Martin Seidler KIRCHSTR. 11, 65843 SULZBACH (TAUNUS) MOBIL: +49 179 119 2301 Ø FON (privat): +49 6196 40 20 283 Ø FON (geschäftlich): +49 6196 59 236 23 FAX: +49 6196 59 236 24 Ø -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Am 16.03.2012 13:59, schrieb Martin Seidler:
Hello Ralph, [...] *III.* *IF THIS DOES NOT HELP:* [...] 4) Or to file a bug report and help openSUSE and SUSE to improve the distributions... [...]
If you go the way like described in III.4) above and report this problem of openSUSE 12.1 to openSUSE's/SUSE's/Novell's bugzilla you might add some references/links (in addition to the already given by me?): - Bug 32962 - r8169 self reboot the machine with RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32962 - Bug 702205 - RTL8111/8168B hard locking and rebooting machines when under heavy load https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702205 - Bug 709886 - default driver for realtek rtl8111e chip (ethernet) does not work https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=709886 - Default driver for Realtek RTL8111E chip (Ethernet) does not work http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/hardware/461975-d... Good luck! Martin -- openSUSE profile: https://users.opensuse.org/show/pistazienfresser Martin Seidler KIRCHSTR. 11, 65843 SULZBACH (TAUNUS) FON (priv.): +49 6196 40 20 283 Ø FON (comm.): +49 6196 59 236 23 Ø FAX: +49 6196 59 236 24 Ø -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 03:27:02 PM Ralph DeWitt wrote:
Hi all: I am running opensuse 12.1 updated to KDE 4.8. This was a new install and still vanilla with no extra repositories outside of KDE 4.8 ones. Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller. My problem is that after Googleing for Driver Install How To, I have come up with nothing helpful. Could some one help me to install the proper driver. Thanks in advance.
Ralph -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
Hi, Ralph. As you mentioned "Recently I installed a new wireless network card, a PCI Exprss Gigibit Ethernet Controller with a RTL 8111/8168B controller" is not possible to show a wireless because this is not a wireless Network Adapter Card. Unless you have a Wireless Adapter Card with the proper driver installed it will not show anything on Network Manager Applet.. If you write on terminal /sbin/lspci -nnk or su - (it will ask root password) and then lspci -nnk it will show you (anong other devices) what kind of Network Adapter Card and Controller your machine has installed. Any way I will assume you are making reference to Network Manager Applet is not showing your Network options (Wired, Wireless, Broadband, etc.). It seems PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (RTL 8111/8168B) works despite is not showed into the Network Manager Applet (if your machine receive an IP address automatically by DHCP). In case you need to assign IP fixed or static you will need to go via YaST. Please elaborate where is the core of your concern. Regards, -- Ricardo Chung | Panama openSUSE Linux Ambassador openSUSE 11.4 | KDE 4.7 | Mesa-Nouveau 3D Linux for Education -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org
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