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G31M ethernet (NIC) issues.
Hi,
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 (http://www.infinitemac.com/f57/guide...or-g31m-t3672/) 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! Thanks in advance! |
Yep, still haven't figured it out.
Anyone got the answer? |
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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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