support for d-link e-520 and more from https://github.com/bb-qq/r8152

[nikitosiusis]

Good day
I suggest using r8152 driver from synology, because it additionally supports more chips, like d-link e-520

[awesometic]

Hello,

Thanks for your contribution :)
It'd be nice if it supports more devices. But how can we test if it is working? Do you have Synology?
I mean, if it doesn't have any side effects and all the additional codes working fine, I will apply this patch after every update from Realtek.

[nikitosiusis]

I don't have a synology, but I have a d-link e-520(it uses 2.5g rtl8156) .
Driver from your repo didn't support it out of the box
With driver from bb-rq it started to work.
I just replaced the driver in your repo with their driver, to get dkms support. Sadly I cannot test any other adapters :)

[awesometic]

Ah okay,

Then how about making a commit only for supporting the other devices?

Seems this change has other things like: bb-qq/r8152@1f24cbb

If you want, you can make a new patch by overwriting this commit using --amend.
Or, I can make a new one, and maybe you can help me for the test :)

[nikitosiusis]

Yes, I think we need to amend this commit, because it is not mine actually, but I have no idea how to do it properly:)
I just used your repo for dkms module for my d-link e-520 on my laptop. It didn't work, so I got a driver from another repo. Now it works.
As far as I understand, other commits to the driver in their repo only affect building on old platforms(kernels?), I believe old platforms don't use dkms :)
I can help you with testing, but the only adapter I have is that d-link e-520.
I also use your repo for r8125 and it works great.

[awesometic]

Thank you :) I am glad to hear that my r8125-dkms also works great for you.

Then, I will look into the changes to apply only supporting the additional devices.
Except supporting old devices.

And I hope you can test my new upcoming builds. :)

[phaenomenon]

This repository seems to be no longer actively maintained, but I've continued to update and improve upon the project in my own repository. If you're looking for recent fixes and updates, feel free to check it out here:

https://github.com/phaenomenon/realtek-r8152-dkms

A huge thanks to the original author @awesometic for starting this project!

[ristomatti]

@phaenomenon Now it appears your fork is no longer actively maintained. 😉