r8169 PXE boot problems

[Steve Jardine]

David,

   Did you get the latest released module code from Realtek? I have a MB with the r8169s. Be *careful* There is a r8169s, c, and cl if I remember correct and each has a *different* driver. I know there are 3, and each has a different driver. With the driver in 2.6.24.3 I could not get Linux to even recognize the hardware.

   I have done a ton of research on this chipset - not my favorite either...


    Steve

On Fri, 4 Apr 2008 22:21:19 -0500
"David A. Bandel" <david.bandel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I have 18 PXE clients.  16 of them (with various ethernet cards) boot
> from a central server just fine.  Two have the Realtek 8169 cards (not
> my choice, built into the motherboard) that won't boot.  They start to
> boot, then after the kernel takes over they go eth0 down and stop.
> 
> Google suggests I'm not the only one with this problem, but I didn't
> find a clear solution.
> 
> I'm open to suggestions for how I might get past this snag.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> David A. Bandel
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