RTL8139 works in 64bit
My ethernet card's chip is RTL8139, and it works perfectly in 10.5, but until I installed Snow Leopard,it just works in 32bit mode but quite slow, if I change to 64bit, there's no ethernet card could be detected. I have searched this…
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- @s47142003 Published 2009-09-03
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My ethernet card's chip is RTL8139, and it works perfectly in 10.5,
but until I installed Snow Leopard,it just works in 32bit mode but quite slow,
if I change to 64bit, there's no ethernet card could be detected.
I have searched this problem for a couple days, but it seems no solution about it.
Does anybody know how to solve it ? Thanks so much!:'(
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my solution
[ OSX86 : ( cid-8b65993ef55cf014.skydrive.li ve.com/browse.aspx/.Public/OSx86/Snow%20Leopard ) (Drivers > Lan & Wireless) ]
Hi.
Replace the AppleRTL8139Ethernet.kext from the Original IONetworkingFamily.kext with the AppleRTL8139Ethernet.kext from the OSX86 site.
Location : /System/Library/Extensions/IONetworkingFamily.kext/Contents/Plugins/AppleRTL8139Ethernet.kext
And then
Put your modified IONetworkingFamily.kext into /S/L/E.
Run "Kext Utility".
Reboot.
I am using a 10a432-64bit mode. ( ASUS P5K[ICH9] + Chameleon2 RC3 r658 )
RTL8139Family_64bit_10a432.zip (x86 osx.com/bbs/c_data/osxtips_comment/RTL8139Family_64bit_10a432.zip)
This works! I added a PCI Realtek 8139D NIC. Now both Built-in (DSDT patched) + Secondary PCI NIC works in 64-bit.
works for me
Tried several different approaches but this worked even without a restart, which is weird.
certainly saves another tenner on a different card.
atom
Sources & Contributor Provenance (4 credited usernames · Thread #3917)
| Username | Dossier Contribution | Dispatches | Active Window |
|---|---|---|---|
| @s47142003 | Primary Author | 1 | 2009-09-03 |
| @good4man | Contributor | 1 | 2009-09-11 |
| @MonkeyDLuffy | Contributor | 1 | 2009-11-18 |
| @atommat | Contributor | 1 | 2010-12-14 |