What I am about to suggest may possibly create more problems that it will resolve, so it is merely a suggestion.
With that, the elrepo has newer kernels, hence newer drivers that may work for you.
Long term is at 3.0.89 and mainline is at 3.10.5.
http://elrepo.org/tiki/tiki-index.php
If you choose this route, obviously since you do not have connectivity, you will have to download the kernel rpms from another PC, put them on CD/DVD/USB drive, and manually install them.
Note that if/when you get online, you'll need to enable the repository to receive updates and by default the elrepo-kernel section is disabled. Enable it. I've have personally been running mainline for a little over a month now without issue.
As far as a no BS desktop, I use LXDE on Fedora 19. It's on the DVD installation media.
Good luck,
Jeff
-----Original Message-----
From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Larry Linder
Sent: Monday, August 12, 2013 10:42 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: New Install of 6.4 - no Internet step 2, 3
On Friday 09 August 2013 12:44 pm, you wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Larry Linder
>
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >> > Have you looked at ELRepo? Particularly, FAQ#4 at
> >> > http://elrepo.org/tiki/FAQ may help you find the right driver for the
> >> > NIC.
> >> >
> >> > Akemi
> >
> > The problem with the MB's using RTL8168/8111 has been know for a few
> > years. The 32 bit version of SL 6.2 works - have not verified it.
> > We need to use SL 64 our system.
> >
> > Installed Windows 7 on a spare disk, Internet found and worked - hardware
> > is checked.
> >
> > Downloaded new driver from "realtech.com" for RTL8168/8111 and sneaker
> > net ed it over to SL 6.4 box applied the new driver.
> > New driver must have a problem with the 64 bit interface - or SL 6 X _64
> > code is broken somewhere.
>
> Did you have a chance to identify your device IDs (see above, my note)?
>
> I have a system with the following NIC:
>
> 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
> RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev
> 02)
>
> The motherboard is GA-MA785GM-US2H.
>
> I use ELRepo's driver from kmod-r8168-8.032.00-1.el6.elrepo.x86_64.
> The OS is SL 6.4 (64-bit) but this machine has been running SL for at
> least 3 years with no apparent network trouble.
>
> Akemi
Tried the driver from elrepo.X86.64 - did not work -
A direct install of SL6.4 resulted in eth0 receiving data but not
transmission. Installing new driver resulted in eth0 not being recognized.
Ping quit - no eth0 found. "ifconfig" confirms that there is not eth0.
We had to enable IOMMU on mother board and then Fedora 19 live would load.
The driver used was in Fedora 19 was R1869- Internet was working.
Tried using r1869 with SL 6.4 and eth0 was not listed in "ifconfig"
Numerous people on net said that SL 6.4 32 bit version would load and Ethernet
worked. May try this a later today to verify it.
Reloading SL 6.4 from DVD this AM to use system as an isolated box.
Any help would be appreciated.
Learned more about drivers than I wanted to know.
Comment:
Fedora 19 with the latest Gnome desktop is written for a tablet. It only
takes 6 mouse clicks to do anything useful - Hope RH 7 will allow a person to
select an older version of KDE or Gnome.
I would hate to think of the number of "mouse ites" injuries we could have.
Is there a number of simpler desktops available.
The new KDE is useless, Gnome in Fidora 19 is terrible so where do people who
need a no BS computer go?
Thank You All
Larry Linder
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