Comment 8 for bug 205374

 Hi, Leann!
Thanks for the reply. I don't know if there have been any attempts to fix this in the mainline kernel. I have seen reports of this by people using several different Linux distributions (FreeBSD, too!) for close to a year, now. I am a newbie, so I don't really know the way to push this or with whom to do so. I just am having trouble finding ANY recent GbE motherboards (many of which use this NIC family) which work with something other than Windows. I use both Ubuntu and FreeBSD, and both have a problem with their r8169 drivers. It's as if whoever maintains the ethernet driver code thinks these are done and compatible, but they are not.

What can I do to help?
Thanks,
Dean
 -------------- Original message from Leann Ogasawara <email address hidden>: --------------

> Hi Dean,
>
> Do you know if there have been any efforts to get the working driver
> pushed upsteam into the mainline vanilla kernel. It is a lot of extra
> work for the Ubuntu kernel team to maintain out of tree patches. As such
> they usually require evidence of upstream submission before considering
> to maintain community patches locally. Thanks.
>
> ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> --
> r8169 Driver not stable with Realtek 8111C
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/205374
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> Status in Source Package "linux" in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: linux-source-2.6.24
>
> The Realtec 8111C is integrated in the Giga-Byte G31M-S2L motherboard. Ubuntu
> 8.04 beta will usually not find the Ethernet interface. When it does, it stops
> working with any traffic. This bug has been reported in earlier versions
> (Gutsy) and persists, even in the newer Linux kernel (2.6.24). Workarounds are
> available by recompiling with the correct Realtek Linux driver (from their
> website) however, these are wiped out with every application of the Ubuntu
> Update Manager.
>