Bug 53521

Summary: Realtek NIC (8139too) isn't working when rebooting from Windows
Product: Drivers Reporter: A.D. (adam.dvorak)
Component: NetworkAssignee: drivers_network (drivers_network)
Status: NEW ---    
Severity: normal CC: kernel, szg00000
Priority: P1    
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455610
Kernel Version: gentoo-sources-3.7.4 Subsystem:
Regression: No Bisected commit-id:
Attachments: lspci -nnvv

Description A.D. 2013-02-08 16:01:57 UTC
Created attachment 92751 [details]
lspci -nnvv

After rebooting from Windows XP to Gentoo Linux the NIC acts as dead (no LED light at all).
NIC works on a cold boot without problems.

The problem is described at ArchWiki: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Network_Configuration#Realtek_no_link_.2F_WOL_issue


NIC info:
Windows:
    NIC: Realtek RTL8139/810x Family
    Driver version: 5.719.325.2009

Linux info:
    DMESG: 8139too RealTek RTL8139
    Kernel built-in driver: RealTek RTL-8129/8130/8139 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter
    Tried Kernel version 3.5.7 & latest 3.7.4  (gentoo-sources)

More at: http://superuser.com/questions/546441/no-internet-in-linux-after-rebooting-from-windows/546621


I can reproduce this everytime I disable "Shutdown WOL" property in Realtek's NIC driver on Windows and then rebooting machine.


DMESG output with and w/o working NIC is same except some differences in timing..