Linux
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This document contains instructions on installing Linux driver
and adjusting speed for the series of RTL8139(A/B/C/8130) Network Adapter

Installing Driver:
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(1.) Kernel Had Supported Driver:
     Check the directory " /lib/modules/¡K./net " if you could find
     "rtl8139.o". Your kernel had supported RTL8139 series. You could
     easy use "linuxconf" to setup your card. If you don't like linuxconf,
     you also could use "modprobe rtl8139" and "ifconfig up eth0" to load
     module. If your driver load properly, your "/etc/conf.modules" should
     include line of "alias eth0 rtl8139".

(2.) Kernel Don't Support Driver:
     If your kernel doesn't support RTL8139 series, you should compiler
     driver by yourself. Please contact
     http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html
     to get source code. The compiler command is located on the end of
     source code. Maybe like "gcc -DMODULE -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes 
     -O6 -c rtl8139.c". If you couldn't compiler success, maybe you 
     should refer to error message and copy library or head file to Linux.

Adjust Speed:
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(1.) Adjusting speed:
     Driver is designed with the gold that no options should be needed
     in most environment. However not all cards and networks can be 
     automatically configured, thus allow operational parameters to be 
     modify when they are loaded as module. Typically the following 
     variables may be set:
     insmod rtl8139 options=0x40
     Hex Decimal Meaning
     0x10 16 ...Force Full-Duplex operation (must be used with 0x20 or 0x40)
     0x20 32 ...Force 100mbps-only operation
     0x40 64 ...Force 10mbps-only

  If loading as a module and configured /etc/conf.modules

  alias eth0 rtl8139
  options options=0x40

  Look weird like that but I believe that works.

  That's what I got out of the documentation. It seems like the
  options are supported in the module. If not, you'll need to
  download ftp://ftp.scyld.com/pub/diag/rtl8139-diag.c

  Compiling syntax is at the end.

  Run: "rtl8139-diag -F 10baseT-HD"

  That will force it to 10Mbps at half-duplex. If you want full-duplex 
  change it to 10baseT-FD. You'll need a switch for full-duplex.

  Once you establish that it works, you can write the setting to
  the EEPROM with "rtl8139-diag -w".

Other information:
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  You could get some helpful information on these URLs.

  http://www.scyld.com/

  http://www.deja.com/usenet

  http://www.realtek.com.tw/cn/html

  If you have any questions, please don't hesitate contact Realtek
  Technical Support Team at cnfae@realtek.com.tw

