r8169.c -- RTL8169 Linux driver version 1.0 1. This driver supports Realtek RTL8169 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter in linux kernel 2.4.x. 2. Installation steps: (1)Compiling r8169.c using 'Makefile'. "make" (2)Move r8169.o to the directory "/lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net". "cp r8169.o /lib/modules/2.4.2/kernel/drivers/net" (3)Insert module to kernel. "insmod r8169" (4)Check driver status "dmesg" 3. The media can be forced to one of the 5 modes as follows. Cmd: "insmod r8169 media = SET_MEDIA" Ex: "insmod r8169 media = 0x04" will force PHY to operate in 100Mpbs Half-duplex. SET_MEDIA can be: _10_Half = 0x01 _10_Full = 0x02 _100_Half = 0x04 _100_Full = 0x08 _1000_Full = 0x10 4. Support TBI mode without any modification. 5. Makefile is supposed to be modified according to the kernel version. For example, the include path should be '/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-3/include/' in kernel 2.4.18-3.Download Driver Pack
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