This document contains information about the customization of RTL8139x driver for
Mac OS X.
Contents
1. Vendor ID and Device ID
2. Driver package and installation
1. Verdnro ID and Device ID
1.1 Mac OS X do the matching of a PCI adapter with it's driver by using the adapter's
vendor ID and device ID. If the vendorID/deviceID is not 10ec/8139, please tell
Realtek CN Owen, and he will add your specific vendorID/deviceID into the driver.
2. Driver package and installation
2.1 The r39kext.tar contains rtl8139.kext, the driver for rtl8139. Please tar -xvf it
in Mac OS X and you will get a folder, rtl8139.kext. Please rename it to your
specific folder name.
2.2 Please use "PackageMaker" included within the develoer CD of Mac OS X to package
the rtl8139.kext or your specific .kext into an installable package. Please
refer to the chapter 4 of "INSIDE MAC OS X: Kernel Extensions Tutorials" for the
details.
Download Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.