Realtek 8168/8111 solution Options

[ovof]

Hi great daemonES, i try to add magic wake on lan, so i add within configlock, in initHw,



WriteMMIO8(Config1, ReadMMIO8(Config1) | PMEnable);
WriteMMIO8(Config3, ReadMMIO8(Config3) & LinkUp | MagicPacket);
WriteMMIO8(Config5, ReadMMIO8(Config5) | PMEStatus | LanWake | BWF | MWF | UWF);



So when i first kextload, no wakeonlan, so i kextunload, then load again, and tada it works

But why out of hell, do i need to load/unload kext once, before it works ???? any idea Help

[inedible]

I'm having a bit of a problem with this driver... Seems it interferes with ps2 devices somehow.

for some reason when I install it, my mouse will behave erratically... In the middle of using it, it will shoot off in a random direction and start clicking.... Or, I'll be in the middle of typing something and it will get stuck on a letter and just keep repeating, at which point my mouse no longer works and the only thing that's responsive is the power button - but of course I can't click shutdown or even hit enter since one of my keys is stuck, it just keeps beeping at me. I've also had it freeze where it's not apparent that a key is stuck, it just acts frozen.

Oddly enough, it starts doing this as soon as the kext is in the extensions folder, even before I have a chance to chown, chmod, and delete my caches... and it continues to have this problem even after I've kextunload'ed it. The only solution is to delete the kext in single user mode and everything goes back to normal.

I've tried the release, as well as the debug... the debug one only started doing it after I'd typed loaddebug, but kept doing it after restart. I've also tried recompiling it using xcode since I'm using leopard and I thought that might be the problem. (made absolutely no difference)

No errors to speak of.. save for dependencies on com.apple.something and kpi.apple.something, use only one style. (or something)... but I've had that come up with working drivers too, and I think it's irrelevant.

I'm using a toshiba satellite u300 laptop, with a Realtek 8101, apparently on the pci-e bus of my laptop.
After installing I get an "ethernet" in network configuration and an "en0" in ifconfig, though my mac address is 00:00:00... and it always says the cable is unplugged.

Windows says it's an 8101 family, but I'm inclined to believe it's an 8169. here's what windows says: Realtek RTL8101 Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC; ven 10ec dev 8136

Help!

[inedible]

Ok, so I've found the relevant section in system.log...

This starts just after the installdebug script finishes.. and cuts off at the end where I had to hold down the power button.

CODE

Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::init(OSDictionary *properties)
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::start(IOService *provider)
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::createWorkLoop()
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::getWorkLoop()
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::createOutputQueue()
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::getWorkLoop()
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::getPacketBufferConstraints(IOPacketBufferConstraints *constraints) const
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] mmio/pio base 0x0000
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Couldn't setup memory io
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Forcing to port IO
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] mcfg 1, pcfg 3
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Chip RTL8169 detected
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] MAC address: 00 00 00 00 00 00
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] PHY config
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Set MAC Reg C+CR Offset 0x82h = 0x01h
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Set PCI Latency=0x40
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Keyboard: Unexpected resend request from PS/2 controller.
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Keyboard: Unexpected acknowledge from PS/2 controller.
Feb 10 12:16:00 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Keyboard: Unexpected resend request from PS/2 controller.
Feb 10 12:16:01: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Link Status: Not Linked
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Keyboard: Unexpected resend request from PS/2 controller.
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::R1000InitEventSources()
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::getWorkLoop()
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::newVendorString() const
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::newModelString() const
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::getHardwareAddress(IOEthernetAddress *addr)
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::registerWithPolicyMaker(IOService *policyMaker)
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::configureInterface(IONetworkInterface *interface)
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::setPowerState(unsigned long powerStateOrdinal, IOService *policyMaker)
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: rtl_r1000_nic_ext: Ethernet address 00:00:00:00:00:00
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::enable(IONetworkInterface *netif)
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] setActivationLevel 2
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Selected medium is NULL, forcing to autonegotiation
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::selectMedium(const IONetworkMedium *medium)
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] index 6
Feb 10 12:16:01 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Keyboard: Unexpected resend request from PS/2 controller.
Feb 10 12:16:02: --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] bool RealtekR1000::R1000OpenAdapter()
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Keyboard: Unexpected resend request from PS/2 controller.
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Set MAC Reg C+CR Offset 0xE0: bit-3.
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::setMulticastMode(bool enabled)
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::setMulticastList(IOEthernetAddress *addrs, UInt32 count)
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::setMulticastMode(bool enabled)
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RedaltekR1000::outputPacket(mbuf_t m, void *param)
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] mbuf_len 342, packet_len 342
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] cur_tx 1, dirty_tx 0, buf_len 342
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::selectMedium(const IONetworkMedium *medium)
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] index 0
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Keyboard: Unexpected resend request from PS/2 controller.
Feb 10 12:16:02: --- last message repeated 3 times ---
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro configd[40]: PMSettingsPSChange() AC Power
Feb 10 12:16:02 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: ApplePS2Keyboard: Unexpected resend request from PS/2 controller.
Feb 10 12:16:12: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Feb 10 12:16:12 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] RealtekR1000::R1000TxTimeout(OSObject *owner, IOTimerEventSource * timer)
Feb 10 12:16:12 ryans-mac-pro kernel[0]: [RealtekR1000] Set MAC Reg C+CR Offset 0xE0: bit-3.

those "unexpected request from ps2 controller" are what's killing me... anyone know what might cause that?

let me know if there's any other logs I should post.

[inedible]

bump...

is this what people refer to as "mouse tearing"?

[LTL]

Hi guys.
More than one weak ago I\'ve started writing driver for Realtek controllers. At this time I have some results, I've not tested all features, cause I have no such opportunity, but MacOS successfully communicate with WinXP system through my driver.
It works on RTL8169, RTL8168, RTL8110, RTL8111, RTL8100, RTL8101 chips and their modifications.

I have some driver programming skills under WinXP, but MacOS and IOKit are new things for me, so be careful when using my driver. You can freely load it and unload, but only once at one system boot (cause more loads may cause system crash, I\'m planning to fix it). Use sh scenarios for loading/unloading driver.

Now I\'m planing to add such features:
- Manual MTU control (now it fixed at 1500).
- Jumbo frame support.
- Wake on magic packet.

Thanks to the:
- author of Linux R1000 driver.
- NeoPheus for installer. Great job, thanks.

Share your knowledge so much as you can.

Compiled with XCode 2.4 on OSX 10.4.6 JaS Install DVD.
Visit to project page for the latest driver and installer.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/realtekr1000/

Great work... installed today and things seem to be running much better, but toward the end of the day I started to see errors like this in my log (same errors i was getting before sadly):

PS- I am using dot mac, back to my mac

Any suggestions?

2/14/08 7:19:12 PM mDNSResponder[15] Permission denied (NOAUTH): HEATER._ssh._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:19:12 PM mDNSResponder[15] Error -65537 for refresh of service HEATER._ssh._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:19:50 PM mDNSResponder[15] Permission denied (NOAUTH): HEATER._rfb._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:19:50 PM mDNSResponder[15] Error -65537 for refresh of service HEATER._rfb._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:22:21 PM mDNSResponder[15] Permission denied (NOAUTH): _autotunnel._udp. HEATER.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:22:21 PM mDNSResponder[15] hndlRecordUpdateReply: Registration of record _autotunnel._udp. HEATER.drezd.members.mac.com. type 33 failed with error -65537
2/14/08 7:26:44 PM mDNSResponder[15] Unable to refresh LLQ _afpovertcp._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com. (PTR) - will retry in 250 minutes
2/14/08 7:26:44 PM mDNSResponder[15] Unable to refresh LLQ _rfb._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com. (PTR) - will retry in 250 minutes
2/14/08 7:26:44 PM mDNSResponder[15] Unable to refresh LLQ _dm-notification._udp.drezd.members.mac.com. (TXT) - will retry in 250 minutes
2/14/08 7:29:45 PM mDNSResponder[15] Permission denied (NOAUTH): AutoTunnel-02-1A-4D-FF-FE-5F-06-08.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:29:45 PM mDNSResponder[15] hndlRecordUpdateReply: Registration of record AutoTunnel-02-1A-4D-FF-FE-5F-06-08.drezd.members.mac.com. type 1 failed with error -65537
2/14/08 7:29:47 PM mDNSResponder[15] Permission denied (NOAUTH): HEATER._device-info._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:29:47 PM mDNSResponder[15] hndlRecordUpdateReply: Registration of record HEAT._device-info._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com. type 16 failed with error -65537
2/14/08 7:30:45 PM com.apple.RemoteDesktop.PrivilegeProxy[135] mach_msg_server: (ipc/send) invalid memory
2/14/08 7:31:11 PM mDNSResponder[15] Permission denied (NOAUTH): HEATER._sftp-ssh._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:31:11 PM mDNSResponder[15] Error -65537 for refresh of service HEATER._sftp-ssh._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:31:41 PM mDNSResponder[15] Permission denied (NOAUTH): HEATER._afpovertcp._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:31:41 PM mDNSResponder[15] Error -65537 for refresh of service HEATER._afpovertcp._tcp.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:32:11 PM FileSyncAgent[174] MKCOL /.FileSync (FAILED), httpStatusCode:405, errorType:100, transactionState:5, txnId:28CCC64A-323F-4913-829B-99BA16297B40, auto-retries=0, manual-retries=0
2/14/08 7:33:50 PM mDNSResponder[15] Permission denied (NOAUTH): _kerberos. HEATER.drezd.members.mac.com.
2/14/08 7:33:50 PM mDNSResponder[15] hndlRecordUpdateReply: Registration of record _kerberos. HEATER.drezd.members.mac.com. type 16 failed with error -65537

[LTL]

Hi guys.
More than one weak ago I\'ve started writing driver for Realtek controllers. At this time I have some results, I've not tested all features, cause I have no such opportunity, but MacOS successfully communicate with WinXP system through my driver.
It works on RTL8169, RTL8168, RTL8110, RTL8111, RTL8100, RTL8101 chips and their modifications.

I have some driver programming skills under WinXP, but MacOS and IOKit are new things for me, so be careful when using my driver. You can freely load it and unload, but only once at one system boot (cause more loads may cause system crash, I\'m planning to fix it). Use sh scenarios for loading/unloading driver.

Now I\'m planing to add such features:
- Manual MTU control (now it fixed at 1500).
- Jumbo frame support.
- Wake on magic packet.

Thanks to the:
- author of Linux R1000 driver.
- NeoPheus for installer. Great job, thanks.

Share your knowledge so much as you can.

Compiled with XCode 2.4 on OSX 10.4.6 JaS Install DVD.
Visit to project page for the latest driver and installer.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/realtekr1000/

Hello and thank you for your work

I have been using your driver with my 8111 built into my Mobo... about to change to PCI 8169 Trendnet

Wondering if you have had any luck getting Bonjour to work... I am still getting major errors via mDNSResponder

thanks!

[LTL]

Hi guys.
More than one weak ago I\'ve started writing driver for Realtek controllers. At this time I have some results, I've not tested all features, cause I have no such opportunity, but MacOS successfully communicate with WinXP system through my driver.
It works on RTL8169, RTL8168, RTL8110, RTL8111, RTL8100, RTL8101 chips and their modifications.

I have some driver programming skills under WinXP, but MacOS and IOKit are new things for me, so be careful when using my driver. You can freely load it and unload, but only once at one system boot (cause more loads may cause system crash, I\'m planning to fix it). Use sh scenarios for loading/unloading driver.

Now I\'m planing to add such features:
- Manual MTU control (now it fixed at 1500).
- Jumbo frame support.
- Wake on magic packet.

Thanks to the:
- author of Linux R1000 driver.
- NeoPheus for installer. Great job, thanks.

Share your knowledge so much as you can.

Compiled with XCode 2.4 on OSX 10.4.6 JaS Install DVD.
Visit to project page for the latest driver and installer.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/realtekr1000/

Thanks for your work

But still no AFP and Bonjour... only SMB

any ideas?

I even got a new NIC 8169 based, same issues. Only works when I do a vanilla Kalyway ... untouched

Hope you guys have an answer... i have exhausted myself with this...and need to reach out for help now

[GERGÖ]

Hi guys!
I have a big problem: I installed this stuff on my pc, but it says there is no cable connected. My motherboard is Gigabyte P35-DS3L.
I applied manually, dhcp etc., but no success.

[GERGÖ]

OK! I SOLVED THE PROBLEM!
Please write it on the first page: The Mac OS can't "power up" the network card. If it's not powered on, than Mac will say: No cable is plugged in and can't use. But if the lan boot rom is enabled the bios switches it on and everything works fine.
The boot is a bit longer because of the rom, but after than it's surely on.

[sporty-vibe]

Anyone got this working on an intel DG31PR motherboard.

Specs say something like Realtek 8111-gr nic,
When i put lan as first in bootsequence is says 8111b??

I did the install, without errors, after a reboot the kext shows up in system profiler.

however Ethernet says cable unplugged
no lights on the nic either.

I haven't got a dual boot, so i cant do the wake on lan trick.

any help would be appreciated.

[markpenn]

do you guys know how to get

Integrated Realtek RTL8211B

Integrated Realtek RT8201CL

works?
thanks

[OnePlane]

This is the perfect driver I needed! Thanks alot

However, I have a small problem when sending/receiving large files / lots of data. The network card simply stops responding, nothing the the logs, no errors, nothing. Just a halt of everything networking related and after some time a load of timeout messages. I need to kextunload/kextload before I can use it again...

Is there a way to fix this? Can I do something? I have a Sweex RTL8169-based network card which standard operates at 100Mbps and needs to be set manually to 1Gbps for it to work correctly. (Doesn't matter if I do this or not, because even in 100 mode it's going to crash)

Why is this happening anyway? I tried 4 different drivers, and only this one could get it to work... Now if that impractical reload could be ironed out..

[gkrangers]

My RTL8111B was working out of the box on my GA-P35-DS3L (with 10.5.2), but adding your driver enabled some sharing capabilities. I can share iTunes libraries now.

I'm able to share files between my Hac Pro (desktop) and Hac Book (notebook), with AFP enabled. However, after a quick start to the transfer, it hit about 12MB and has now slowed to a crawl. Transferring at like 500KB every 20-30 seconds.

Is this a known issue with sharing? I'm transferring 4.5GB of files.


Edit: I just transfered a 800MB file, and that went fine. However, I just tried a 3.68GB file and that slowed way down. Tried some other files of varying size, hit or miss. Some go fine, some start fine and slow down, and some crawl from the start.

[OnePlane]

I had that too, but worse: it just stops

[KahNv2]

OK! I SOLVED THE PROBLEM!
Please write it on the first page: The Mac OS can't "power up" the network card. If it's not powered on, than Mac will say: No cable is plugged in and can't use. But if the lan boot rom is enabled the bios switches it on and everything works fine.
The boot is a bit longer because of the rom, but after than it's surely on.

Ok, i have the same problem. I keeps saying that there is no cable attached. But... I dont have a WOL option in my bios. Does someone have any idea how to solve this?

[superigeek]

I have a GA-P35C-DS3R Rev. 2.0 motherboard with a Realtek 8168B/8111B built-in PCI-E Ethernet adapter.

I installed Kalyway's 10.5.1 a week ago. Ethernet worked out of the box, until yesterday when Ethernet just stopped working all of a sudden. It kept saying "Cable Unplugged" in Network prefs.

So I tried installing the R1000 v1.04 package, but after restarting I got a message upon logging in saying that the R1000 kext cannot be used and therefor it will be unloaded by the system.

I uninstalled it (just dumped the kext) and installed Realtek's own "RTGMac_v1.1.6" driver.

This driver works, but when I go into "Advanced" in Network prefs the computer completely crashes - colored wheel starts spinning and nothing works. I have to press the power button to shut the computer down.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Like Gantlett, I get the same issue.
Do we need to put R1000 kext into /System/library/Extentions or in /System/Library/Extentions/IONetworkFamily/.../Plugins.
Also 'd like to know if others Realtek kext should be deleted to make R1000 work. See my signature for my configuration. Help would be very much appreciated.

[pjay1182]

DaemonES,

I managed to get my soundchip working, butt the LAN is still not working at all. I did already try those tips that you gave to sunriis.

I don't know if if this helps, butt here is the output of the command "sh installrelease"


./installrelease
file attribute adjusting for RealtekR1000.kext
kernel extension RealtekR1000.kext has problems:
Authentication failures:
{
"File owner/permissions are incorrect (must be root:wheel, nonwritable by group/other)" = (
"/RealtekR1000/build/Release/RealtekR1000.kext"
"/RealtekR1000/build/Release/RealtekR1000.kext/Contents/Info.plist"
"/RealtekR1000/build/Release/RealtekR1000.kext/Contents"
"/RealtekR1000/build/Release/RealtekR1000.kext/Contents/MacOS/RealtekR1000"
"/RealtekR1000/build/Release/RealtekR1000.kext/Contents/MacOS"
)
}
Warnings:
{
"Kext has immediate dependencies on both com.apple.kernel and com.apple.kpi components; use only one style" = true

Please help Tnx in advance!

My setup is :
E8400
Gigabyte P35-DS4 Ahci Enable with Guid table
Raptor 74GiB GD
2GB of RAM

[OnePlane]

As you may notice, this tells you that:

-kernel extension RealtekR1000.kext has problems
-kind of problem: Authentication failures
-what's wrong with authentication: File owner/permissions are incorrect (must be root:wheel, nonwritable by group/other)
-Warnings, which you don't need to worry about since they're only warnings.

Use the noob installer that came with kalyway

[pjay1182]

Which installer should I use than?
I did found the realtek universal installer? Butt it stills remains not connected. I tried auto nogotition, manual @ 10baseT half en full duplex and 100MB half and full duplex.

I will try it agian with this

sudo -s
cp -R /System/Library/Extensions/AppleRealtek8139.kext /Users
rm - R /System/Library/Extensions/AppleRealtek8139.kext
rm -R /System/Library/Extensions/RealtekR1000.kext
diskutil repairpermissions /

What should I do next? Any tips?

[OnePlane]

Next, you should place the extension you want in the directory where it belongs and then make it owned by user root group wheel (root:wheel) by using chown -R on the .kext. then repair diskpermissions and reboot and rise and shine. try the network utility too (shows what driver is used, and so does console.app). I'm kinda lazy, but with the right questions i'll give you all the answers you need.