Re: Onboard VT6102 Rhine II ethernet broken under Linux kernel 2.4.x

Lucius Chiaraviglio wrote:
>
> I haven't had a chance to do that yet (I don't yet have Samba up on
> my Linux From Scratch system). When I get this up, I do plan to test it. If
> it stops up, I'll keep your experience in mind.
>
> I wonder what Windows XP is doing with this ethernet chip (at least on
> your system) to make it work at full speed that the Linux kernel doesn't know
> how to do?
>

I'd tend to believe there is a bug in either the mainboard layout or its
bios although a buggy rhine II driver for linux was also possible (after
all, the addon rtl8139 had no problem in my case). I had bad experience
getting round different 'funny things' found in different models of
mainboards from this manufacturer (PCCHIPS which I used to call PC
Cheap). I wouldn't call them 'bugs' because these funny things only
showed up in certain versions of linux, never with Windows (at least
during my test with 98 and XP). Apparently, the mainboard manufacturer
did their product prototype and factory tests (including the rhine II
driver), they focused on Windows only and hence managed to fix those
Windows-related bugs only. Well, as long as Microsoft remain the
dominant player in the OS market, I guess this will remain a common
practice in the PC industry?

isac