Realtek 8168 ethernet problems

MrEntropy · January 30, 2019, 6:18pm

Which Realtek do you have? I have an 8168 that isn’t recognized by Haiku (or FreeBSD). Well, it’s sort of recognized with CSM turned on, but doesn’t see an active Ethernet cable.

JohnpaulTH · January 30, 2019, 6:22pm

it appears to be an 8168h/8111h.
So if I turn on CSM, would that solve it?

MrEntropy · January 30, 2019, 6:26pm

It might, but I couldn’t guarantee it. It may show up, but in an eternal state of disconnection.

bullfrog · January 30, 2019, 8:47pm

Haiku uses the FreeBSD drivers…

extrowerk · January 31, 2019, 6:38am

github.com

haiku/haiku/blob/a29a8f98ed238d66c21b63028e91e6a7f6ef04cf/src/add-ons/kernel/drivers/network/rtl81xx/dev/re/if_re.c#L179


      
          static int msix_disable = 0;
          TUNABLE_INT("hw.re.msix_disable", &msix_disable);
          static int prefer_iomap = 0;
          TUNABLE_INT("hw.re.prefer_iomap", &prefer_iomap);
          
          #define RE_CSUM_FEATURES    (CSUM_IP | CSUM_TCP | CSUM_UDP)
          
          /*
           * Various supported device vendors/types and their names.
           */
          static const struct rl_type re_devs[] = {
          	{ DLINK_VENDORID, DLINK_DEVICEID_528T, 0,
          	    "D-Link DGE-528(T) Gigabit Ethernet Adapter" },
          	{ DLINK_VENDORID, DLINK_DEVICEID_530T_REVC, 0,
          	    "D-Link DGE-530(T) Gigabit Ethernet Adapter" },
          	{ RT_VENDORID, RT_DEVICEID_8139, 0,
          	    "RealTek 8139C+ 10/100BaseTX" },
          	{ RT_VENDORID, RT_DEVICEID_8101E, 0,
          	    "RealTek 810xE PCIe 10/100baseTX" },
          	{ RT_VENDORID, RT_DEVICEID_8168, 0,
          	    "RealTek 8168/8111 B/C/CP/D/DP/E/F/G PCIe Gigabit Ethernet" },

JohnpaulTH · January 31, 2019, 5:05pm

Hmm… should I submit some kind of Bug report?
I just remembered that in order to start it up I have to boot it into safe mode.
Would that have something to do with it?

waddlesplash · January 31, 2019, 6:13pm

Yes, but it seems this device does not work properly on FreeBSD either, see: https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/14576

@JohnpaulTH, safe mode is probably related actually. What happens when you don’t do that?

JohnpaulTH · January 31, 2019, 6:14pm

I can’t boot haiku.

waddlesplash · January 31, 2019, 6:46pm

That doesn’t mean much. What happens, specifically?

JohnpaulTH · January 31, 2019, 7:21pm

goes black after the bootloader.
If I disable APM, I can get to the blue screen, but not to the desktop.

waddlesplash · February 1, 2019, 1:18am

What happens when you use “fail-safe video mode”? Or “Disable SMP”?

JohnpaulTH · February 1, 2019, 4:34pm

If I use VESA+Disble SMP+Disable APM+one other which I cannot remember, It will recognize my chip. I will see if it works.

waddlesplash · February 1, 2019, 8:44pm

Well, please try eliminating as many of those as possible and see which one specifically fixes the problem.

JohnpaulTH · February 2, 2019, 8:00pm

I will when I have the time.

JohnpaulTH · February 5, 2019, 7:37pm

It is just disable IO-APIC + use failsafe graphics.