G31M ethernet (NIC) issues.
I have spent hours trying to fix this, with no luck, so now I'm turning to you guys for help. I have managed to put together a nice PC, running Snow Leopard 10.6 using the excellent G31M turtorial (Retail Snow Leopard DVD install for…
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- @macdaddy247 Published 2010-01-29
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- Snow Leopard 10.6
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I have spent hours trying to fix this, with no luck, so now I'm turning to you guys for help.
I have managed to put together a nice PC, running Snow Leopard 10.6 using the excellent G31M turtorial (Retail Snow Leopard DVD install for G31M-ES2L →)
Everything is working well except for the sound (which I'm not worried about at the mo) and the ethernet (which I REALLY need).
I have the Gigabyte G31M ES2L Rev 2 motherboard, and was aware that the onboard ethernet wouldn't work.
So I bought a StarTech NIC and stuck it in. It shows up fine on the hardware list, but shows as 'failed' in the network area.
I have been told by Startech that the Rtl8139 driver should work for Leopard (although maybe not snow leopard). But no joy yet.
Does anyone have a driver/kext that I could use for my NIC (driver RTL8139)?
And if it involves any terminal work, can you please explain it in simple terms as I'm a terminal beginner!
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Revision 2 = Atheros LAN
You probably have the revision 2 of this board which does not use a realtek LAN chipset. It uses Atheros 8131, I believe. There does not seem to be a work around for this one. I have the same board and am using the Apple USB ethernet adapter, which works great for internet, but does not support Wake on LAN.
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| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
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| @macdaddy247 | Primary Author | 2 | 2010-01-29 |
| @x986123 | Contributor | 1 | 2010-01-29 |
| @CeleronPopsicle | Contributor | 1 | 2010-02-13 |