dsp Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 I've got OS X Lion installed. It was hard to find a RTL8139 for it, I ended up downloading one meant for DP2. It works, but the download speed is really slow, about 50kbps. Is this a common problem in lion or is this kext outdated? Where can I find the most recent kext for this device? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsp Posted July 2, 2011 Author Share Posted July 2, 2011 dmesg shows me this. { 22fc bad8a7ba} RTL8139::receiverInterrupt - Rx restart{ 22fc bad9a7ba} RTL8139::receiverInterrupt - error detected Every second I guess... must definitely be my problem here. Please help me, before my computer self-destructs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CooSee Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 maybe you should try this ! Realtekrtl81xx-OSX-Driver no guarantee CooSee ' Ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsp Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 I already did, once I found a possible solution on google. However, it doesn't work and the RTL8139 is not supported. Maybe it has something to do with it, but I installed "Extra Lion DP4" ( I'm using GM ) and it made my hackintosh boot in x86 without me knowing about it. Booting in x64 solves the problem (I believe) but still no connection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsp Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Solved the problem by this kext. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freaky Chokra Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Solved the problem by this kext. @dsp. Buddy, are you sure the 8139 internal LAN PCI card works in Lion 10.7 GM with this kext. be it 32bit mode or 64bit mode? Awaiting you r reply at the earliest. It's really important, as my 1 & only Internet connection via ADSL modem is through this LAN card. I don't have any other way of connecting to it or Internet either. Regards, Freaky Chokra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Donker Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 @dsp. Buddy, are you sure the 8139 internal LAN PCI card works in Lion 10.7 GM with this kext. be it 32bit mode or 64bit mode? Awaiting you r reply at the earliest. It's really important, as my 1 & only Internet connection via ADSL modem is through this LAN card. I don't have any other way of connecting to it or Internet either. Regards, Freaky Chokra I am the uploader of that next and it is for x64 and works perfectly for Lion GM and Retail (same) Just read my instructions on the download page. Greats Jackieboy8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nacho vegas Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 I've got OS X Lion installed.It was hard to find a RTL8139 for it, I ended up downloading one meant for DP2. It works, but the download speed is really slow, about 50kbps. Is this a common problem in lion or is this kext outdated? Where can I find the most recent kext for this device? Thanks in advance. try this http://www.mediafire.com/?b203gx9n87kdc47 and after open kext utility Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
client00 Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 There is also this kext (IONetworkingFamily.kext, it includes the plugin for RTL8139), which I've successfully used in both 10.6/10.7 Unlike newer kexts, it brings the Realtek NIC up to full speed, w/out slowdowns/dropouts or other known problems whatsoever. It is 64 bit compatible, was introduced in SL 10.6.0 (GM - build 10A432). Just install in /E/E or /S/L/E/ with Kext Wizard/Kext Utility and you are done, no other modifications needed. Enjoy. RTL8139Family_64bit_10a432.zip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
covenant Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 There is also this kext (IONetworkingFamily.kext, it includes the plugin for RTL8139), which I've successfully used in both 10.6/10.7Unlike newer kexts, it brings the Realtek NIC up to full speed, w/out slowdowns/dropouts or other known problems whatsoever. It is 64 bit compatible, was introduced in SL 10.6.0 (GM - build 10A432). Just install in /E/E or /S/L/E/ with Kext Wizard/Kext Utility and you are done, no other modifications needed. Enjoy. I am simply confirming that this kext installed without any additional hacking/work required on my 10.6.8 Snow Leopard RTL8139D card. Always a pleasure when something actually works. Works in Lion too. EDIT: Odd.. after a couple of days, it has suddenly started disconnecting my ethernet randomly. Diagnostics will still think the card's good, just that it can't get out to the network. I think it started giving trouble about the time I installed Transmission -- apparently it can't handle heavy traffic. Any chance of a properly working kext that doesn't do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkXmatt Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 There is also this kext (IONetworkingFamily.kext, it includes the plugin for RTL8139), which I've successfully used in both 10.6/10.7 Unlike newer kexts, it brings the Realtek NIC up to full speed, w/out slowdowns/dropouts or other known problems whatsoever. It is 64 bit compatible, was introduced in SL 10.6.0 (GM - build 10A432). Just install in /E/E or /S/L/E/ with Kext Wizard/Kext Utility and you are done, no other modifications needed. Enjoy. Does this work with Lion 10.7.2? I have iATKOS L2 running, and installing this kext freezes on boot. Thanks, Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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