linux-kernel - Re: New laptop - problems with linux

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Message-ID: <45524A48.7060703@seclark.us>
Date:	Wed, 08 Nov 2006 16:21:12 -0500
From:	Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@...lark.us>
To:	Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>
CC:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...l.org>,
	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: New laptop - problems with linux

Jesper Juhl wrote:

>On 08/11/06, Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@...lark.us> wrote:
>  
>
>>Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>On Wed, 08 Nov 2006 14:39:53 -0500
>>>Stephen Clark <Stephen.Clark@...lark.us> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
>>>>Network Connection (rev 02)
>>>>       Subsystem: Intel Corporation Unknown device 1000
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>Use the ipw3945 driver and binary regulatory daemon from:
>>>      http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/#downloads
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Thanks I have that working - I am now struggling with the disk being
>>slower than molasses ( high priority, 1.xx mb/sec  ) and the integrated
>>realtek ethernet
>>( low prioirty - since I got the wifi working ).
>>
>>    
>>
>As Stephen Hemminger wrote, getting your realtek card working should
>be a simple matter of either backporting the recent change that adds
>its PCI ID or simply run a 2.6.19-rc5 kernel that includes it.
>
>  
>
Thanks Jesper.
 - I might do that - but I have to get the disk working the 1.xx mb/sec on
my core 2 duo t5600 is killing me.

I also want to thank everyone on this list for being so helpful.

Steve

>>>>05:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169SC
>>>>Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
>>>>       Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Unknown device 1345
>>>>       Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV+ VGASnoop-
>>>>ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B-
>>>>       Status: Cap+ 66MHz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort-
>>>><TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR-
>>>>       Latency: 64 (8000ns min, 16000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
>>>>       Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
>>>>       Region 0: I/O ports at d800 [size=256]
>>>>       Region 1: Memory at fe8ffc00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
>>>>       Expansion ROM at 80000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
>>>>       Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
>>>>               Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA
>>>>PME(D0-,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
>>>>               Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
>>>>00: ec 10 67 81 17 00 b0 02 10 00 00 02 08 40 00 00
>>>>10: 01 d8 00 00 00 fc 8f fe 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
>>>>20: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 43 10 45 13
>>>>30: 00 00 8c fe dc 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0b 01 20 40
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>        
>>>>
>>>This PCI ID was added to 2.6.19.  You should run 2.6.19-rc5 or backport the changes.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>
>  
>


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