[COLUG] Power Spec PC alert

[Dave Maxwell]

On Mon May 7 2007, charles morrison wrote:
> I just bought a Power Spec pc from MicroCenter ($299 Intel based V100)
> and installed Kunbuntu Feisty 7.04 release version and found that Feisty
> detected the ethernet interface as a Realtek 8139 when Power Spec used a
> Realtek RTL8100C. This renders the ethernet useless. The RTL 8100 C is
> not supported by Ubuntu.
>
> The solution was to install a Hawking ethernet card and disable the on
> board ethernet driver. Then reinstall Kubuntu.
>
> Integrated Intel video works great. Sound works great. Kubuntu works
> GREAT!!!!
>
> Charlie Morrison
> American LED-gible, Inc
> 614-851-1100
>
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RealTek supplies a driver.  I googled about and found this:

When navigating Realtek's site, go to '10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet' and 
then 'PCI.' Realtek has the driver available at:

www.realtek.com.tw/downloads

Some direct links:

ftp://202.65.194.211/cn/nic/r1000_v1.05.tgz
ftp://210.51.181.211/cn/nic/r1000_v1.05.tgz
ftp://209.216.61.149/cn/nic/r1000_v1.05.tgz

I downloaded and looked about.  It creates a r1000 kernel module and appears 
free of binary blobs and suchlike.

Dave

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