Realtek RTL8180 SuSE file?

edc · n00b Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 24

I want to use a RealTek RTL8180 wireless card on my laptop in Gentoo. I know there are detailed guides in this board about how to use this card in Gentoo. All these guides are based on twisting the file r8180_types.h file in rtl8180_24x_suse82.zip. Unfortunately, since Sep 4th, this zip file is no longer available in the website of RealTek.com.tw. Can someone posts this file somewhere so I can download? Thanks a lot.

batkins · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 20 May 2003 Posts: 127

Try one of the Linux versions available here (http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloads1-3.aspx?Keyword=rtl8180). They might even work without the change.

edc · n00b Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 24

No, neither of them works. One of them is written for the Red Hat 7.3 (the gcc2.xx one) and the other is written for Red Hat 8.0 (the gcc3.xx), according to the release notes. Before Sep 04 they have the third file on their website, which is the one for SuSE 8.2. Too bad I did not save the third one.

zypher · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 7:35 pm Post subject:

Try this one, it works for me.
http://hometown.aol.de/WimDK/files/rtl8180_rh90.tar.bz
Cheers,
Marc.
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edc · n00b Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 24

Thanks. But it does not work yet.
Here is the cardctl info:

zypher · Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 9:52 am Post subject:

Ah, I know that one, please post your kernel config.
I only hab success with the kernel-cardbus module.
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jhr0771 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 90

it was not recognized, to fix it I compiled the card bus support in the kernel. and I used the file from realtek from 9/04/03 with kernel gentoo-sources 2.20-r6

but at the end what i did was to pull out the card and put it back in, then suddenly works.

I have no idea why is this happening. but basically the card works, I just can't restart it remotly, I have to phisically pull the card and put it back in.

I hope this is useful.

jhr0771 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 90

it was not recognized, to fix it I compiled the card bus support in the kernel. and I used the file from realtek from 9/04/03 with kernel gentoo-sources 2.20-r6

but at the end what i did was to pull out the card and put it back in, then suddenly works.

I have no idea why is this happening. but basically the card works, I just can't restart it remotly, I have to phisically pull the card and put it back in.

I hope this is useful.

jhr0771 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 90

it was not recognized, to fix it I compiled the card bus support in the kernel. and I used the file from realtek from 9/04/03 with kernel gentoo-sources 2.20-r6

but at the end what i did was to pull out the card and put it back in, then suddenly works.

I have no idea why is this happening. but basically the card works, I just can't restart it remotly, I have to phisically pull the card and put it back in.

I hope this is useful.

edc · n00b Joined: 24 May 2003 Posts: 24

Thanks a million. Your guys helped me a lot. Now I am writing this posts with wireless networking. Beautiful!

As all you guys pointed out, it is a kernel problem. So I looked into the kernel configuration, and built the cardbus support into the kernel. They were disabled before by default. Once this is done the card works.

Beautiful. Thanks a lot.

By the way, www.realtek.com.tw emailed me the file for SuSE8.2 to me today. I tried it first but it locks up my machine. The gcc3.xx one in their website works charmingly. Drop me a message if anyone wants to have the driver for SuSe8.2.