Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:05:59 +0100 From: Steven Hartland <killing@multiplay.co.uk> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Realtek re(4) driver Message-ID: <f76f167d-c37f-3673-11c3-094a3fb13186@multiplay.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <CAA3ZYrCdBWi%2BXSge%2BYfDH73a5QpaK0oOVTABb2k16NA5xUx%2BdA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAA3ZYrCdBWi%2BXSge%2BYfDH73a5QpaK0oOVTABb2k16NA5xUx%2BdA@mail.gmail.com>
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Try: http://12244.wpc.azureedge.net/8012244/drivers/rtdrivers/cn/nic/0007-rtl_bsd_drv_v194.01.tgz May or many not work depending on if its a per client download URL On 10/04/2018 23:50, Dieter BSD wrote: > Multiple people have found that FreeBSD's re(4) driver for Realtek > Ethernet chips has problems. Something like a rcp(1) with another > FreeBSD box merely runs slower due to the stalls, but if the other end > has buggy network code and/or if the transfer is forced to use UDP > (Unreliable Data Protocol) data is lost. :-( > > Rumor has it that Realtek has a driver that works properly with FreeBSD. > > FreeBSD's developers are apparently unable to: > a) Fix the existing FreeBSD re(4) device driver so that it works correctly. > b) Replace the existing FreeBSD re(4) device driver with Realtek's driver. > c) Make Realtek's driver into a port/pkg. > d) At least add a warning to the re(4) man page, with the URL for > Realtek's driver. > > Therefore every user with Realtek Ethernet chips are forced to somehow > discover that Realtek has a working driver, then somehow obtain a copy > of this mythical driver, get it to compile and build a custom kernel. > They then need to write a test suite and verify that Realtek's driver > does in fact work properly for their applications. > > I am currently suffering data loss due to this. Therefore I am > attempting to obtain a copy of the mythical Realtek device driver. > I managed to find > >> http://www.realtek.com.tw/Downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=4&PNid=13&PFid=5&Level=5&Conn=4&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false > But it does not work for me. It has a listing for > >> Description Version Update Time File Size Download Site 1 >> FreeBSD 7.x and 8.0 1.94 2017/9/15 93k Global > The machine with the re ports is running 10.3, hopefully the 7&8 code > will compile and work on 10. But the real problem is that clicking on > "Global" does not work. Some browsers do nothing. Firefox creates > a new window with http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/ > which is going backwards. I was expecting something like a tar file > containing the source code. > > I also tried google, and emailing a FreeBSD user that runs the Realtek > driver, but both pointed me to the above non-working URL. I'm > told that seamonkey works, but... > > So my question is: could someone please tell me the URL that points > *directly* to the mythical Realtek device driver? (without > the broken javascheist garbage) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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