Comment 60 for bug 78255

Also the r818x driver required for rtl8180L pcmcia cards is missing
from 2.6.22 kernel modules. Please see bug.
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.22/+bug/129407

On 8/30/07, clever <email address hidden> wrote:
> 06:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8180L 802.11b MAC (rev 20)
> r818x 88588 0
> ieee80211_rtl 80136 1 r818x
>
> lspci and lsmod showing which drive i have
> kernel is 2.6.20-16-386
> card is pcmcia based and works 90% for me
> i had an oops at one point several weeks ago(several in a row) but the system stayed up and i dont think i have a copy of the msg anymore
>
> the card also has these errors every now and then(seems random)
> [2852846.592000] rtl8180: WW:Phy writing 10 b3 failed!
> [2853475.584000] rtl8180: WW:Phy writing 10 b3 failed!
> [2854306.700000] rtl8180: WW:Phy writing 3 20 failed!
> the instant that error shows up from the printk the link led on the card goes out and i loose the connection, 2-4 seconds later it comes back up and works like nothing happened
> i also had to unblacklist the module for the card to even work(after upgrading to 7.04)
>
> its not a major problem but the dropouts are anoying in ssh sessions and other streaming things
> ive got a copy of the kernel source(and what looks like this modules source) and will look into it and see what i can do
>
> --
> [2.6.20-12] rtl8180 gone missing.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/78255
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