DFRobot Router board with other Distros #135
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Has anyone had any luck using anything other than the OpenWRT image provided? The NIC is a Realtek R8111, the drivers for which (R8169) dont seem to be available on the RPi kernel in Ubuntu LTS, RPi OS or Alpine. Any suggestions short of rebuilding the Kernel? |
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@Fetish-Voltron - If it's using a Realtek chip, most of them are not covered in Pi OS's default packaged modules, so you'll likely need to recompile the kernel to use it. I think OpenWRT intentionally compiles in pretty much all network drivers, so it's a bit easier there :) Also linking #114 — I'm going to be testing the device this week. |
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I figured as much, just hoped I'd missed something obvious. Makes it a peculiar choice for a NIC on a carrier board IMO, especially one advertised as supporting other Distros. I look forward to seeing your thoughts on it though. |
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r8168-dkms is now functional in Ubuntu server 21.04. Previously it failed to build. |
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@Fetish-Voltron see #114 (comment) |
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@Fetish-Voltron - If it's using a Realtek chip, most of them are not covered in Pi OS's default packaged modules, so you'll likely need to recompile the kernel to use it. I think OpenWRT intentionally compiles in pretty much all network drivers, so it's a bit easier there :)
Also linking #114 — I'm going to be testing the device this week.