Description of problem:<br />
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My system contains a Gigabyte GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard - smolt profile is<br />
here:<br />
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The mainboard features an Atheros integrated network card, which in not<br />
supported by default in RHEL/CentOS6.0 (but works OK with the "kmod-atl1e"<br />
package offered by the ELREPO repository - may be added after SO installation).<br />
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So I've added two identical NICs, D-Link DGE-528T, which work by default, being<br />
supported by the "r8169" kernel driver.<br />
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In this configuration, only ONE D-Link DGE-528T is "seen" by the system (and<br />
offered for configuration in anaconda, during system install).<br />
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Upgrading the kernel to the latest release (2.6.32-131.17.1.el.x86_64) does not<br />
help.<br />
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After adding the "kmod-atl1e" package from ELREPO, the Atheros NIC becomes<br />
visible and works OK.<br />
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Now "lspci -v" shows the following for the three NICs:<br />
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Atheros:<br />
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02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Device 1083 (rev c0)<br />
Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device e000<br />
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 31<br />
Memory at fbec0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256K]<br />
I/O ports at df00 [size=128]<br />
Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3<br />
Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+<br />
Capabilities: [58] Express Endpoint, MSI 00<br />
Capabilities: [6c] Vital Product Data<br />
Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting<br />
Capabilities: [180] Device Serial Number ff-83-e9-c2-50-e5-49-ff<br />
Kernel driver in use: atheros_eth<br />
Kernel modules: atl1e<br />
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First D-Link NIC (functional):<br />
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04:00.0 Ethernet controller: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet<br />
Adapter (rev 10)<br />
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter<br />
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 17<br />
I/O ports at ee00 [size=256]<br />
Memory at fbdff000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]<br />
[virtual] Expansion ROM at dc400000 [disabled] [size=128K]<br />
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2<br />
Kernel driver in use: r8169<br />
Kernel modules: r8169<br />
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Second D-Link NIC (non-functional - seen as a video device ??!):<br />
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04:01.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Gammagraphx, Inc. (or missing ID) Device<br />
0002 (rev 10)<br />
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Device 4300<br />
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel<br />
I/O ports at <unassigned> [disabled]<br />
Capabilities: [dc] #dc [0002]<br />
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Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):<br />
2.6.32-131.17.1.el.x86_64 (tested on stock CentOS 6.0 + cr + updates).<br />
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Actual results:<br />
The system:<br />
<br />
- shows only ONE "r8169" network cards (when two identical ones are physically<br />
installed)<br />
- does not see the Atheros network card without installing third-party software<br />
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Expected results:<br />
All network cards should be enabled by default and should work correctly.
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