I know that disabling the LAN in BIOS works. The problem is that I need the on-board card, since I am trying to build a home router and I need 2 LAN cards for that. And the board has only one PCI slot.

ABBAS KHAN wrote:

I've Intel DG31PR with almost same Realtek chipset. Disabling / enabling on board LAN from the BIOS works flawlessly. You can make sure if the board is certified at hardware.redhat.com http://hardware.redhat.com. I guess to test kernal you can use CentOS Live CD and the dmesg tool as well.

Good luck!

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Janez Košmrlj <janezkosmr@volja.net mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net> wrote:

Hi,
I am trying to install centos on the intel D945GCLF board. It's a
mini-ITX board with the atom processor and it uses the Realtek
RTL8102EL LAN chipset. When I disable the on-board LAN card it
installs  and runs OK, but when I enable it, I get kernel panic at
boot.
The board runs perfectlj with Fedora 9 (with the latest kernel) or
with Ubuntu server.

My question is: is there some way to run centos on this board
(test kernel, i can try for example)?


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I tried yum update and it doesn't work with the newest kernel either. That's why I'm asking about a test kernel.

Brett Serkez wrote:

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 9:38 AM, Janez Košmrlj janezkosmr@volja.net wrote:

...

I know that disabling the LAN in BIOS works. The problem is that I need the on-board card, since I am trying to build a home router and I need 2 LAN cards for that. And the board has only one PCI slot.

I had a similar problem with a similar Intel MB, it didn't crash at boot, but randomly crashed at run-time.

With the LAN disabled, I did a yum update and then was able to re-enable the LAN with a newer kernel. The system has been stable for several weeks with the newer kernel.

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I tried kernel-2.6.18-92.1.10.el5.x86_64. I know of the driver on the Intel page, but I would like a system that works out of the box. So I can update it any time, since this system will be a router and it will be connected to the internet 24/7.

http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.2/updates/x86_64/RPMS/kernel-2.6.18-92.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm

ABBAS KHAN wrote:

Here is the driver, provided for Intel for the board. http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?ProductID=2916&DwnldID=... http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?ProductID=2916&DwnldID=16242&lang=eng

You can compile it and give it a try as a last resort, if everything else fails. Could you please tell the version of kernal you're using? A simple search showed that this LAN card has a lot of issues with kernal.

Thanks.

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:38 AM, Janez Košmrlj <janezkosmr@volja.net mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net> wrote:

I know that disabling the LAN in BIOS works. The problem is that I
need the on-board card, since I am trying to build a home router
and I need 2 LAN cards for that. And the board has only one PCI slot.

ABBAS KHAN wrote:

    I've Intel DG31PR with almost same Realtek chipset. Disabling
    / enabling on board LAN from the BIOS works flawlessly.
    You can make sure if the board is certified at
    hardware.redhat.com <http://hardware.redhat.com>
    <http://hardware.redhat.com>.

    I guess to test kernal you can use CentOS Live CD and the
    dmesg tool as well.

    Good luck!



    On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Janez Košmrlj
    <janezkosmr@volja.net <mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net>
    <mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net <mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net>>>
    wrote:

       Hi,
       I am trying to install centos on the intel D945GCLF board.
    It's a
       mini-ITX board with the atom processor and it uses the Realtek
       RTL8102EL LAN chipset. When I disable the on-board LAN card it
       installs  and runs OK, but when I enable it, I get kernel
    panic at
       boot.
       The board runs perfectlj with Fedora 9 (with the latest
    kernel) or
       with Ubuntu server.

       My question is: is there some way to run centos on this board
       (test kernel, i can try for example)?


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Hi,

I use the same board for my backupserver. I just added a gigabit Intel card to the board (on the pci bus) and all went well. No more issues with realtek hardware.

On Tue, 2008-08-19 at 07:20 -0700, ABBAS KHAN wrote:

Is this the kernel module used for the LAN card driver?

r8169

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:11 AM, Janez Košmrlj janezkosmr@volja.net wrote: I tried kernel-2.6.18-92.1.10.el5.x86_64. I know of the driver on the Intel page, but I would like a system that works out of the box. So I can update it any time, since this system will be a router and it will be connected to the internet 24/7.

    <http://mirror.centos.org/centos/5.2/updates/x86_64/RPMS/kernel-2.6.18-92.1.10.el5.x86_64.rpm>      

    ABBAS KHAN wrote:
            Here is the driver, provided for Intel for the board.

            http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?ProductID=2916&DwnldID=16242&lang=eng <http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?ProductID=2916&DwnldID=16242&lang=eng>


            You can compile it and give it a try as a last resort,
            if everything else fails.
            Could you please tell the version of kernal you're
            using?
            A simple search showed that this LAN card has a lot of
            issues with kernal.

            Thanks.






            On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:38 AM, Janez Košmrlj
            <janezkosmr@volja.net <mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net>>
            wrote:

               I know that disabling the LAN in BIOS works. The
            problem is that I
               need the on-board card, since I am trying to build
            a home router
               and I need 2 LAN cards for that. And the board has
            only one PCI slot.

               ABBAS KHAN wrote:

                   I've Intel DG31PR with almost same Realtek
            chipset. Disabling
                   / enabling on board LAN from the BIOS works
            flawlessly.
                   You can make sure if the board is certified at
                   hardware.redhat.com
            <http://hardware.redhat.com>
                   <http://hardware.redhat.com>.

                   I guess to test kernal you can use CentOS Live
            CD and the
                   dmesg tool as well.

                   Good luck!



                   On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 6:22 AM, Janez Košmrlj
                   <janezkosmr@volja.net
            <mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net>

                   <mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net
            <mailto:janezkosmr@volja.net>>>

                   wrote:

                      Hi,
                      I am trying to install centos on the intel
            D945GCLF board.
                   It's a
                      mini-ITX board with the atom processor and
            it uses the Realtek
                      RTL8102EL LAN chipset. When I disable the
            on-board LAN card it
                      installs  and runs OK, but when I enable it,
            I get kernel
                   panic at
                      boot.
                      The board runs perfectlj with Fedora 9 (with
            the latest
                   kernel) or
                      with Ubuntu server.

                      My question is: is there some way to run
            centos on this board
                      (test kernel, i can try for example)?



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on 8-19-2008 7:49 AM � spake the following:

Here is the lspci output from the machine:

root@buhtl:~# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev ff) 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

the RTL-8139 is the secondary card pluged in the pci slot ad this one works ok.

And yes this is the module.

And to Michael. I know of the disabling on-board LAN workaround, but i need two LAN cards.

ABBAS KHAN wrote:

...

Is this the kernel module used for the LAN card driver?

/*r8169

*/

Maybe there is a multi-port net card supported by CentOS?

Thats what I wanted to know and thats exactly what I saw people complaining about this card's incompatibility with kernel. If you have time to work on the issue, if you want to find out the bottom causes and if compiling the new driver doesn't help; you can boot to Fedora and get the Kernel version and the driver's module number and then switch back to CentOS, try to load the same module (i hope it would be also in CentOS under /lib/modules/) through modprobe and then the same kernel environment, if possible - since you already told that Fedora's drivers work fine for you!

I hope this helps!

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:49 AM, Janez Košmrlj janezkosmr@volja.net wrote:

Here is the lspci output from the machine:

root@buhtl:~# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev ff) 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

the RTL-8139 is the secondary card pluged in the pci slot ad this one works ok.

And yes this is the module.

And to Michael. I know of the disabling on-board LAN workaround, but i need two LAN cards.

ABBAS KHAN wrote:

...

Is this the kernel module used for the LAN card driver?

/*r8169

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on 8-19-2008 10:42 AM � spake the following:

I don't have fedora installed on the machine any more. But if i understand correctly, if compiling the driver doesn't work, i can copy the module from a fedora machine and replace the current one?

Not necessarily. It might load, but would probably taint the kernel. More than likely it would just bomb with complaints about undefined symbols or other kernel errors. Fedora 9 kernel is way past even Centos 5 kernel, and compiling the new source against the CentOS kernel would be your best bet. If you want to keep it working between kernel upgrades, you might need to learn to use either weak-updates or make a DKMS package for the driver.

Cheers!

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Janez Košmrlj janezkosmr@volja.netwrote:

OK, I downloaded the driver from Realtek homepage and build the modules and it works now. Thanks for the patience to everybody.

Janez Košmrlj wrote:

...

I don't have fedora installed on the machine any more. But if i understand correctly, if compiling the driver doesn't work, i can copy the module from a fedora machine and replace the current one?

ABBAS KHAN wrote:

...

Thats what I wanted to know and thats exactly what I saw people complaining about this card's incompatibility with kernel. If you have time to work on the issue, if you want to find out the bottom causes and if compiling the new driver doesn't help; you can boot to Fedora and get the Kernel version and the driver's module number and then switch back to CentOS, try to load the same module (i hope it would be also in CentOS under /lib/modules/) through modprobe and then the same kernel environment, if possible - since you already told that Fedora's drivers work fine for you!

I hope this helps!

On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 7:49 AM, Janez Košmrlj <janezkosmr@volja.netmailto: janezkosmr@volja.net> wrote:

Here is the lspci output from the machine:

root@buhtl:~# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub (rev 02) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller (rev 02) 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 01) 00:1c.2 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 (rev 01) 00:1c.3 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 (rev 01) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01) 00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge (rev e1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller (rev 01) 01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller (rev ff) 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

the RTL-8139 is the secondary card pluged in the pci slot ad this one works ok.

And yes this is the module.

And to Michael. I know of the disabling on-board LAN workaround, but i need two LAN cards.

ABBAS KHAN wrote:

   Is this the kernel module used for the LAN card driver?

   /*r8169

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