Comments on: Ubuntu 8.04.1 and the D945GCLF (Little Falls) http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2008/09/22/ubuntu-8041-and-the-d945gclf-little-falls/ Logic Supply corporate weblog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:31:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: The Internet made me do it! » Realtek RTL8101E NIC dropped frames on Hardy Heron http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2008/09/22/ubuntu-8041-and-the-d945gclf-little-falls/comment-page-1/#comment-9680 The Internet made me do it! » Realtek RTL8101E NIC dropped frames on Hardy Heron Fri, 17 Jul 2009 14:54:16 +0000 http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/?p=213#comment-9680 [...] http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2008/09/22/ubuntu-8041-and-the-d945gclf-little-falls/ [...] [...] http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2008/09/22/ubuntu-8041-and-the-d945gclf-little-falls/ [...]

]]> By: Brian Wilson http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2008/09/22/ubuntu-8041-and-the-d945gclf-little-falls/comment-page-1/#comment-3771 Brian Wilson Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:33:51 +0000 http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/?p=213#comment-3771 I have installed the latest RTL810x driver (which is 1.010.00) and so far it seems to be working great. You can get the driver source from http://realtek.com.tw/, not from Intel; they have an older driver that will not compile on Ubuntu 8.10 without some patches. Here is a link to page with instructions on how to blacklist the r8169 driver so that the r8101 driver will be loaded instead. (He also tells how to patch the driver, you don't need to do that.) http://en.alessiotreglia.com/articles/how-to-compile-r8168-and-r8101-modules-for-realtek-ethernet-adapters/ I have installed the latest RTL810x driver (which is 1.010.00) and so far it seems to be working great.

You can get the driver source from http://realtek.com.tw/, not from Intel; they have an older driver that will not compile on Ubuntu 8.10 without some patches.

Here is a link to page with instructions on how to blacklist the r8169 driver so that the r8101 driver will be loaded instead. (He also tells how to patch the driver, you don’t need to do that.)

http://en.alessiotreglia.com/articles/how-to-compile-r8168-and-r8101-modules-for-realtek-ethernet-adapters/

]]> By: Brian Wilson http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2008/09/22/ubuntu-8041-and-the-d945gclf-little-falls/comment-page-1/#comment-3769 Brian Wilson Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:15:54 +0000 http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/?p=213#comment-3769 > There is also a big problem with lockups with both boards ... the kernel reports “no CPU time for 11s” forever. I tried the 64 bit version of 8.04.1 and saw no problems for the last few months of use. Then I installed 8.10 yesterday and started seeing the above error. I upgraded to the latest BIOS (103) and it seems okay now. When I was running 8.04.1 I gave up on the Realtek NIC and stuck a 3com card in the PCI slot. I will be trying to install the 8102 driver now. > There is also a big problem with lockups with both boards … the kernel reports “no CPU time for 11s” forever.

I tried the 64 bit version of 8.04.1 and saw no problems for the last few months of use.

Then I installed 8.10 yesterday and started seeing the above error.

I upgraded to the latest BIOS (103) and it seems okay now.

When I was running 8.04.1 I gave up on the Realtek NIC and stuck a 3com card in the PCI slot. I will be trying to install the 8102 driver now.

]]> By: Carl Bellingan http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2008/09/22/ubuntu-8041-and-the-d945gclf-little-falls/comment-page-1/#comment-3588 Carl Bellingan Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:21:57 +0000 http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/?p=213#comment-3588 We had significant issues with 8.04.1 on C7 mother boards (in fact the North Bridge is the issue), this manifested as SATA, IDE and network issues. To cut a long story short, post 2.6.20, the kernel defaults to the Intel AHCI and this is a problem. This was fixed by forcing the kernel to check for applicable drivers using the pci=nomsi argument. This fixed the issues with the realtek 8169 gig card too. Systems work perfectly now. You just add this command to your boot line, works on live CDs too. We had significant issues with 8.04.1 on C7 mother boards (in fact the North Bridge is the issue), this manifested as SATA, IDE and network issues. To cut a long story short, post 2.6.20, the kernel defaults to the Intel AHCI and this is a problem. This was fixed by forcing the kernel to check for applicable drivers using the pci=nomsi argument. This fixed the issues with the realtek 8169 gig card too. Systems work perfectly now.
You just add this command to your boot line, works on live CDs too.

]]> By: Guillaume ferland http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/2008/09/22/ubuntu-8041-and-the-d945gclf-little-falls/comment-page-1/#comment-3584 Guillaume ferland Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:20:35 +0000 http://www.logicsupply.com/blog/?p=213#comment-3584 I am currently testing this board with Ubuntu as well. Ubuntu 8.04.1 had issues as well for me: - The network card was not always starting properly when doing a cold boot. It was not able to get an IP address from DHCP, and would not come up every time either (MAC address was not visible on the switch either). - Sound wasn't as good as it should, and alsa was having issues finding which entry is which (the mic in was detected as line-in). 8.10 is working alot better for me. I am currently testing this board with Ubuntu as well.

Ubuntu 8.04.1 had issues as well for me:
- The network card was not always starting properly when doing a cold boot. It was not able to get an IP address from DHCP, and would not come up every time either (MAC address was not visible on the switch either).
- Sound wasn’t as good as it should, and alsa was having issues finding which entry is which (the mic in was detected as line-in).

8.10 is working alot better for me.

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