RTL-8139D ethernet driver

[Angelo Fraietta]

There is an RTEMS driver available at
http://www.smartcontroller.com.au/~angelo/RT8139.lib.zip

I have not actually used it yet, however, it has been reported to me 
that it works

Eric Norum wrote:
> Here's what if found on a Linux driver page.  Note the last two  
> sentences -- I think that you'll need to port the if_rl driver.
> 
> ======================================================================== 
> ========
> 
> This page contains information on using Linux with the Realtek  RTL8129 
> and RTL8139 Fast Ethernet Controllers for PCI.
> 
> The Linux driver for the RealTek RTL8129/8139 is available from ftp:// 
> ftp.scyld.com/pub/network/rtl8139.c.
> 
> This driver was written to support the Scyld Beowulf cluster  
> distribution. For Beowulf-specific information, read the Beowulf  
> project web page. For commercial Beowulf support, contact SCYLD  directly.
> 
> This driver is for the RealTek 8129 and 8139 chips only. The 8019 and  
> 8029 chips are unrelated designs. They are PCI NE2000 clones, and are  
> supported by updates to the NE2000 driver available from the Linux  PCI 
> NE2000 Driver page.
> 
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> =========
> 
> 
> On Mar 24, 2006, at 12:34 PM, Daron Chabot wrote:
> 
>> What is the status of rtems support for the 8139 ethernet  chipset ?  
>> I've found relevant threads on the mailing list:
>>
>> 1) http://www.rtems.com/ml/rtems-users/2003/january/msg00072.html
>>     -- indicates a driver was created/tested, but source was not  
>> committed.
>>
>> and,
>>
>> 2) http://www.rtems.com/ml/rtems-users/2002/november/msg00235.html
>>     -- seems some success was had by using the ne2000 driver...
>>
>> 3) http://www.rtems.com/ml/rtems-users/2004/february/msg00122.html
>>     -- the existence of an rtems RTL-8139 driver was unresolved here...
>>
>>
>> FreeBSD's "if_rl" driver would be straightforward to port, but  hints 
>> of the 8139's compatibility with the ne2000 chipset may  indicate an 
>> even simpler solution.
>>
>> Anyone have any experiences to share regarding this ethernet card  and 
>> RTEMS ?
>>
>> thx.
>>
>> -- dc
> 
> 

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