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| From | Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | linux.debian.user |
| Subject | Re: Which driver for RealTek RTL8168 ethernet interface card? [SOLVED] |
| Date | 2017-01-15 10:30 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <sZPip-OV-1@gated-at.bofh.it> (permalink) |
| References | <sZP8K-LG-1@gated-at.bofh.it> |
| Organization | linux.* mail to news gateway |
On Sun, 15 Jan 2017, at 09:16, M.A. Perry wrote: > 3. From 1. and 2. I have concluded that the non-free > "programming" added to the interface hardware > is non-volatile (i.e. persistent); which raises the > question how does one de-install the non-free > firmware should that ever be necessary in the > future? [Or have I got it wrong again??] I doubt it's persistent. The error message you saw seemed to be from a post-boot command, presumably executed every time you reboot, that loads the optional firmware into the chipset. -- Jeremy Nicoll - my opinions are my own.
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Re: Which driver for RealTek RTL8168 ethernet interface card? [SOLVED] "M.A. Perry" <maperry@zeelandnet.nl> - 2017-01-15 10:20 +0100
Re: Which driver for RealTek RTL8168 ethernet interface card? [SOLVED] Jeremy Nicoll <jn.ml.dbn.25@letterboxes.org> - 2017-01-15 10:30 +0100
Re: Which driver for RealTek RTL8168 ethernet interface card? [SOLVED] "M.A. Perry" <maperry@zeelandnet.nl> - 2017-01-15 12:20 +0100
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