[opensuse] Support for NIC RTL8168 & Graphic Adapter Intel G33 (Compiz-Fusion)?
Hi, I'm thinking of getting a new CPU with the Gigabyte motherboard. But I'm concerned that the built-in graphics adapter and NIC cannot be recognised by 10.3. The adapter in question here is Intel G33 and the NIC is RTL8168. I've tried the Live CD - GNOME and basic Compiz can run on it. I'm just worried that Compiz-Fusion can't run on it. Does having Compiz run successfully mean that Compiz-Fusion can run as well? And, no, I can't do without Compiz-Fusion - I'm a sucker for desktop eye candy =P As for the NIC, the GNOME Live CD is unable to use it. Meaning that the Network Manager is able to detect the type of card but says that it is "not connected". It even knows the MAC address. And it is using the r8169 module for the NIC. And the sound device is not recognised. I'm testing this on the GA-G31M-S2L motherboard. Unfortunately I can't install the full version of 10.3 on it to test it out. Does anyone here have any experience with the aforementioned hardware? Thanks in advance! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Jan 18, 2008 3:03 AM, Chee How Chua <chuacheehow@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I'm thinking of getting a new CPU with the Gigabyte motherboard. But I'm concerned that the built-in graphics adapter and NIC cannot be recognised by 10.3.
The adapter in question here is Intel G33 and the NIC is RTL8168.
I've tried the Live CD - GNOME and basic Compiz can run on it. I'm just worried that Compiz-Fusion can't run on it. Does having Compiz run successfully mean that Compiz-Fusion can run as well? And, no, I can't do without Compiz-Fusion - I'm a sucker for desktop eye candy =P
As for the NIC, the GNOME Live CD is unable to use it. Meaning that the Network Manager is able to detect the type of card but says that it is "not connected". It even knows the MAC address. And it is using the r8169 module for the NIC.
And the sound device is not recognised. I'm testing this on the GA-G31M-S2L motherboard. Unfortunately I can't install the full version of 10.3 on it to test it out.
Does anyone here have any experience with the aforementioned hardware?
Thanks in advance!
If you look at netstat -i (iirc) does it show bytes sent, but none received. I had that issue on one of my MBs. It indicates that interrupts are not working. I had to boot with the -msi option I think. You can find details of what I did in Novell's bugzilla. I don't have too many I submitted. Good Luck Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Jan 18, 2008 10:36 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> wrote:
If you look at netstat -i (iirc) does it show bytes sent, but none received.
I had that issue on one of my MBs. It indicates that interrupts are not working. I had to boot with the -msi option I think.
You can find details of what I did in Novell's bugzilla. I don't have too many I submitted.
Good Luck Greg -- Greg Freemyer
Congratulations on getting it to work. Too bad it's not the same NIC (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=287017). I don't really fancy holding a new machine for four months before I get its NIC working. Four months is a long time in the IT world. If only I can get some definitive indications that say it'll work... Thanks anyway =) -- How -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
On Jan 18, 2008 12:40 PM, Chee How Chua <chuacheehow@gmail.com> wrote:
On Jan 18, 2008 10:36 PM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com> wrote:
If you look at netstat -i (iirc) does it show bytes sent, but none received.
I had that issue on one of my MBs. It indicates that interrupts are not working. I had to boot with the -msi option I think.
You can find details of what I did in Novell's bugzilla. I don't have too many I submitted.
Good Luck Greg -- Greg Freemyer
Congratulations on getting it to work. Too bad it's not the same NIC (https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=287017).
I don't really fancy holding a new machine for four months before I get its NIC working. Four months is a long time in the IT world. If only I can get some definitive indications that say it'll work...
Thanks anyway =)
Chee, The solution was easy and seemed generic to any NIC that was not passing interrupts. From the bugzilla: ==> It seems that the controller doesn't generate any interrupts, maybe a problem with MSI. Please unload forcedeth and load it with modprobe forcedeth msi=0 ==> You are likely running a different driver, but you should try to unload it and then reload it with msi=0. If that works, then follow the rest of the thread for how I did the permanent fix. Greg -- Greg Freemyer Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf The Norcross Group The Intersection of Evidence & Technology http://www.norcrossgroup.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org
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