Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-09-11 Thread Michele Alzetta
HI all, I have the self-same problem with this card on a dual boot windows98 / gentoo system. In fact, I have TWO 8139 cards installed and the problem is present with both. Windows actually disactivates only the one it uses, and not the other. On another mailing list I found someone suggesting th

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-09-04 Thread Ovidiu Bivolaru
Hi, Mick wrote: > On Monday 20 August 2007, James Ausmus wrote: > >> On 8/19/07, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>> At long last I managed to find a work around to this problem, which was >>> probably caused by Microsoft deciding to become environmentally >>> friendly . . . >>>

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-08-22 Thread Mick
On Monday 20 August 2007, James Ausmus wrote: > On 8/19/07, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At long last I managed to find a work around to this problem, which was > > probably caused by Microsoft deciding to become environmentally > > friendly . . . [snip...] > > SOLUTION: > > > > Since all o

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-08-19 Thread James Ausmus
On 8/19/07, Mick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At long last I managed to find a work around to this problem, which was > probably caused by Microsoft deciding to become environmentally > friendly . . . > > If this problem applies to your NIC then you may want to read on: > > On Sunday 12 August 2007

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-08-19 Thread Mick
At long last I managed to find a work around to this problem, which was probably caused by Microsoft deciding to become environmentally friendly . . . If this problem applies to your NIC then you may want to read on: On Sunday 12 August 2007, Rumen Yotov wrote: > On (11/08/07 08:55) Mick wrote

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-08-12 Thread Rumen Yotov
On (11/08/07 08:55) Mick wrote: > On Sunday 29 July 2007 17:46, Rumen Yotov wrote: > > On (29/07/07 18:05) Jakob wrote: > > > > Anything else I could try? How do I troubleshoot it? > > > > > > Have a look at the log files is always a good way to troubleshoot ;-) > > > what does dmesg and /var/log/

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-08-11 Thread Mick
On Sunday 29 July 2007 17:46, Rumen Yotov wrote: > On (29/07/07 18:05) Jakob wrote: > > > Anything else I could try? How do I troubleshoot it? > > > > Have a look at the log files is always a good way to troubleshoot ;-) > > what does dmesg and /var/log/messages say about eth0 or 8139? > > -- > >

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-07-29 Thread Rumen Yotov
On (29/07/07 18:05) Jakob wrote: > > Anything else I could try? How do I troubleshoot it? > > Have a look at the log files is always a good way to troubleshoot ;-) > what does dmesg and /var/log/messages say about eth0 or 8139? > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > Hi, Could also try the lat

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-07-29 Thread Jakob
> Anything else I could try? How do I troubleshoot it? Have a look at the log files is always a good way to troubleshoot ;-) what does dmesg and /var/log/messages say about eth0 or 8139? -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-07-29 Thread Mick
On Sunday 29 July 2007 14:43, Jakob wrote: > Hi Mike, > > I don't know if this helps but I have a Realtek 8169 in my box and if > I hibernate windows and then boot up gentoo my card isn't working. If > I boot windows again and shut it down (not hibernate) and then boot up > gentoo again the card is

Re: [gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-07-29 Thread Jakob
Hi Mike, I don't know if this helps but I have a Realtek 8169 in my box and if I hibernate windows and then boot up gentoo my card isn't working. If I boot windows again and shut it down (not hibernate) and then boot up gentoo again the card is working. it seems that windows reserves the card when

[gentoo-user] NIC problems after MS Windows update

2007-07-29 Thread Mick
Hi All, I've run MS Windows update on a dual boot box which has a Realtek (RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ rev 10) card. I thought that the update just updated the driver on MS Windows, but I fear it may have messed up the firmware. I say this because when I boot in Linux either the 8139too module whic