Realtek 8168/8111 solution Options

[DaemonES]

llm3000 your priginal kexts were modified. Look to the system profiler extensions find IOPCIFamily in list. Find the version of the kext, and the open Info.plist of RealtekR1000 and write proper version of IOPCIFamily manually.

[programgeniusyu]

Nice. Anyone else got success with this?

Hi... DeamonES.... Your last driver is solution for me. Work`s VERY VERY FINE.
Can you post your final solution on http://www.installers.dl.am/

Once again... thank`s for help...

[llm3000]

DeamonES

got the same error message
Missing dependencies:
{
"com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily" =
"A valid compatible version of this dependency cannot be found"
}

i have changed the version number in Info.plist.
<key>com.apple.iokit.IOPCIFamily</key>
<string>1.8</string>

got the version from System Profile Extensions
IOPCIFamily:
Version: 1.8
Last Modified: 24/11/2006 1:36 PM
Get Info String: 1.8, Copyright Apple Computer, Inc. 2000-2004
Location: /System/Library/Extensions/IOPCIFamily.kext
kext Version: 1.8
Load Address: 0x24565000
Valid: Yes
Authentic: Yes
Dependencies: Satisfied
Integrity: Correct

i tried 1.6 (which is stated at the RealtekR1000_1.02.zip) also and got the same error msg. thanks for your help.

[bobo2211]

see this

i has Realtek RTL 8101L onboard, i copy the kext from 10.4.6 overwrite the kext inside IONetworkingFamily.kext

after that disk permission repair

reboot

it works !!!!

[keepclubbin]

os : 10.4.8

everytime, when i install driver, i received kernel panic...(after restart)

my ethernet : realtek 8168/8111 (onboard)
mainboard : gigabyte 945p-s3

any idea?

[DaemonES]

Logs, logs and again logs. I need log from debug version of driver (latest driver!)!

[programgeniusyu]

Logs, logs and again logs. I need log from debug version of driver (latest driver!)!

Please DaemonES.... Can you post your latest driver?

Thank`s in advance... :-)

[aberracus]

DaemonES

two things, your installer (the one neoPheus made) works ok for 10.4.8 and your newest kernel?


BTW your last kernel says CORE SOLO and the CHUD says its a single core with HT...


any ideas?

[programgeniusyu]

Logs, logs and again logs. I need log from debug version of driver (latest driver!)!

Ok... When I install Azureus and start torrenting... after some time my modem is reset... I think the network card is reset (connection)... Here is the logs....

Thank`s in advance... :-)

 Archive.zip ( 1.61K ) Number of downloads: 55

[elHam]

Hi, I just change my motherboard and cpu. I buy ASRock Conroe945-DVI + Core 2 Duo. I have work all: video, sound and network.
But, my system crash after ± 30 min. It happen when I plug my ethernet cable in port. So, I think, driver's don't work well for me.
What can I do to help resolve this problem?

This post has been edited by elHam: Dec 24 2006, 08:20 PM

[hy9a00]

DemonES,
Your 1.02 driver works perfectly in my Laptop with RTL8168 Chipset. Thanks.

[xpc200]

Hey Guys,

I've got a motherboard that has a i945G and ICH7, with the realtek 8111B network interface. I tried to install this driver, but it says:

kextload: extension RealtekR1000.kext appears to be valid
17rtl_r1000_nic_ext is not compatible with its superclass, 20IOEthernetController superclass changed?
kextload: a link/load error occured for kernel extension RealtekR1000.kext/
load failed for extension RealtekR1000.kext

Any clues?

This post has been edited by xpc200: Dec 26 2006, 11:11 PM

[Detosx]

1.02 gives me about four minutes use before I get the dreaded freeze and You need to reboot message. Motherboard is the Asrock 945G-DVI (RTL8168). Sounds as though some people have had joy modifying kexts but I am noob there, will wait until 1.03 with an installer. Good job DaemonES.

This post has been edited by Detosx: Dec 27 2006, 11:56 AM

[elHam]

Now network work fine. I just upgrade to 10.4.8 + new core + driver in post 147.

[stiffy]

1.02 gives me about four minutes use before I get the dreaded freeze and You need to reboot message. Motherboard is the Asrock 945G-DVI (RTL8168). Sounds as though some people have had joy modifying kexts but I am noob there, will wait until 1.03 with an installer. Good job DaemonES.

Try this version, works fine on my Asrock 945G-DVI

[tomtefar]

DaemonES:

On my AB9 I had to remove your driver from my kext Extensions folder when setting the HDD controller to AHCI (works OK for IDE) and instead load it by the rc.local script.

If I have your driver (the lastest I can find above in this thread) in the Extensions folder and running HDD controller in AHCI mode it just hangs before the login prompt appears, loading it by rc.login solves this.

Furthermore, having the driver in the Extensions folder but running HDD controller in IDE mode allows the login prompt to load but I can't be to quick in pressing a user to type in text because then I get a spinning wheel of death which it never recovers from. If I wait about 15 seconds it's ok and I can log in normally. Haven't tried if this is present when loading by rc.local (but I know I do not have to wait if I don't load the driver at all).

If I run the debug version, were would the logs be written??

[DaemonES]

tomtefar hm, that strange, what about AW9D-Max, does it works fine with HDD in AHCI mode?
You can found logs at /var/logs/system.log

[tomtefar]

DaemonES: Yeah I found it kind of strange also. Had an idea of that maybe it would work if I used a static IP.

Will have time to test all this in about 14 hours or so. Will get back to you.

[tomtefar]

This is what I find in system.log when debug version is in Extensions folder on AB9 Pro using AHCI:

Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] Link Status: Not Linked
Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] RealtekR1000::R1000InitEventSources()
Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] RealtekR1000::getWorkLoop()
Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] RealtekR1000::newVendorString() const
Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] RealtekR1000::newModelString() const
Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] RealtekR1000::getHardwareAddress(IOEthernetAddress *addr)
Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] RealtekR1000::registerWithPolicyMaker(IOService *policyMaker)
Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] RealtekR1000::setPowerState(unsigned long powerStateOrdinal, IOService *policyMaker)
Jan 6 00:08:42 localhost kernel[0]: [rtl_r1000_nic_ext] RealtekR1000::configureInterface(IONetworkInterface *interface)


then it just hangs on a light-blue screen before the oridnary blue and login screen.

Will try AW9D with ACHI now also.

[tomtefar]

Using AHCI on AW9D and have kext in Extensions folder works flawlessly. I guess there is no need to dig up debug output then??