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Subject:	Re: Adding drivers for SL5.1 x86_64
From:	Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Akemi Yagi <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 2 Apr 2008 07:44:15 -0700
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On Wed, Apr 2, 2008 at 7:28 AM, zeng yangyang <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Greetings. I use RealTek RTL8111B Gigabit LAN in ASUS P5PL2-E motherboard.
> And SL5.1 can not detect the hardware. I downloaded drivers from RealTek's
> official site, and it didn't work well, Actually, at first it can't be
> compiled successfully. Since r1000 has been added into SL5.1 x86_64, is
> there a plan that more drivers are included?
>
> best wishes

CentOS is your friend.  Let's not reinvent the wheel.  You can find
the drivers for realtek drivers on the CentOS wiki:

http://wiki.centos.org/HardwareList/RealTekRTL8111b

More generally here:

http://wiki.centos.org/HardwareList#head-851e245f4f537add3de9c3c6a6d686771fb01bfa

Akemi

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