[MinnowBoard] [MinnowBoard Max] Ethernet controller

[Darren Hart]

From:  Jérémy Hervé <jeremy.herve at gmail.com>
Reply-To:  MinnowBoard Development and Community Discussion
<elinux-minnowboard at lists.elinux.org>
Date:  Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 16:27
To:  <elinux-minnowboard at lists.elinux.org>
Subject:  [MinnowBoard] [MinnowBoard Max] Ethernet controller


>Hi,
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>I just ordered a MinnowBoard Max Dual-core.
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>I can't find any note about what is the Ethernet Controller of the
>MinnowBoard Max on the official website.
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>There's a page on the web which says that it is a RTL8111GS.
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>Could someone confirm or infirm me this ?

It is indeed an RTL8111 -  I'll have to leave it to David Anders to
specify the exact SKU, as several are listed on the schematic.

Linux, at least, thinks it is an RTL8111:

root at intel-corei7-64:~# lspci -vnn -s 2:0.0
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev
0c)
	Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168 PCI Express
Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168]
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 104
	I/O ports at 1000 [size=256]
	Memory at 90500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Memory at 90400000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [70] Express Endpoint, MSI 01
	Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked-
	Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
	Capabilities: [170] Latency Tolerance Reporting
	Kernel driver in use: r8169