Astaro User Bulletin Board - View Single Post - [7.180] Realtek 8169 driver not updated

BarryG · #13 (**permalink**) 07-01-2008, 07:01 PM

I've opened a ticket with Astaro, asking for the Realtek driver to be updated.

Quote:

Hi, when will the Realtek r8169 NIC driver be updated?

They work fine in Fedora 8 and 9.

MANY people have been asking for this on the forums, for a long time...

http://astaro.org/showthread.php?t=1...ighlight=r8169

http://astaro.org/showthread.php?t=2...ighlight=r8169

http://astaro.org/showthread.php?t=2...ighlight=r8169

http://astaro.org/showthread.php?t=8988&highlight=r8169

http://astaro.org/showthread.php?t=2...ighlight=r8169

http://astaro.org/showthread.php?t=1...ighlight=r8169

It may be simply a case of updating the PCI IDs.

It is really shameful that such a popular device will not work, when it's in the kernel tree and users have been asking for it for almost a year.

These NICs are the only gigE option on MANY of the low-power systems, so suggesting another brand means getting a larger, power-hungry system.

Thank you,
Barry Gould
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The ticket number is 00071010.

It might be helpful if more people also open similar tickets.

Barry