Realtek 8111e vs. Precise

[Colin Law]

On 5 March 2013 03:27, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 7:14 PM, MR ZenWiz <mrzenwiz at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 2:16 PM, compdoc <compdoc at hotrodpc.com> wrote:
>>>> By "cleared out" do you mean deleted?
>>>
>>> You can edit the file and delete the hardware entries below the #commented
>>> lines.  Deleting the file may work.
>>>
>>> These commands are useful:
>>>
>>> How to generate /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-net.rules:
>>>
>>> sudo INTERFACE=eth0 udevadm test --action=add /sys/class/net/eth0
>>> etc...
>>>
>>> command to force:   sudo udevadm trigger
>>>
>>> I tend to reboot after.
>>>
>> I deleted the file and moved the cable, but when I rebooted, the
>> system still can't find the on-board NIC.
>>
>> I'll see about getting a newer driver....
>
> That didn't work either.  I downloaded the 8.035 version from Realtek,
> built with their autorun.sh, double-checked to ensure that it moved
> the right driver out of the way and put in its correct solution, which
> it did, but nothing.
>
> This time I checked the logs, and that device doesn't appear in any
> logs after last Friday.

Have you tried the live cd yet?  That may tell you whether it is
something that has got messed up since you initially installed.  Also
you said this started happening after you made some hardware changes.
Have you tried disconnecting the extra devices?

Colin