Issue description : ethernet connection hasn’t worked for some time. I read some threads and I discovered that the r8168 driver support has been abandoned. I tried various proposed solutions but I still haven’t solved anything (including installing r8168-dkms). I don’t know if I skipped some steps, in any case here are some helpful outputs:
uname -a
Linux endeavouros 6.6.42-1-lts #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:14:54 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
hwinfo --network
33: None 00.0: 10700 Loopback
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Unique ID: ZsBS.GQNx7L4uPNA
SysFS ID: /class/net/lo
Hardware Class: network interface
Model: "Loopback network interface"
Device File: lo
Link detected: yes
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
34: None 01.0: 10701 Ethernet
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Unique ID: zHNY.ndpeucax6V1
Parent ID: wcdH.isQdhdYszj5
SysFS ID: /class/net/eno1
SysFS Device Link: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.1/0000:10:00.0
Hardware Class: network interface
Model: "Ethernet network interface"
Driver: "r8168"
Driver Modules: "r8168"
Device File: eno1
HW Address: 38:22:e2:17:b5:93
Permanent HW Address: 38:22:e2:17:b5:93
Link detected: no
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #18 (Ethernet controller)
35: None 00.0: 1070a WLAN
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Unique ID: AYEt.QXn1l67RSa1
Parent ID: y9sn.yeYstgdJlKE
SysFS ID: /class/net/wlan0
SysFS Device Link: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.3
Hardware Class: network interface
Model: "WLAN network interface"
Driver: "iwlwifi"
Driver Modules: "iwlwifi"
Device File: wlan0
HW Address: f8:e4:e3:60:80:60
Permanent HW Address: f8:e4:e3:60:80:60
Link detected: yes
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #7 (Network controller)
inxi -Na
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:34f0 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8168 v: 8.053.00-NAPI modules: r8169 pcie:
gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 10:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
ls /usr/lib/modprobe.d/
totale 28K
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 62 23 mag 13.14 99-opentabletdriver.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 128 9 lug 07.06 bluetooth-usb.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 18 2 lug 04.26 nvidia-utils.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 102 16 lug 20.05 optimus-manager.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 29 lug 11.11 r8168-dkms.conf
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 306 24 lug 15.08 README
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 821 24 lug 15.08 systemd.conf
lsmod | grep r816
r8168 692224 0
xircon
July 29, 2024, 11:49am
2
Try removing the 8168 driver and see if it works with the 8169 (built-in) driver.
so:
sudo pacman -R r8168-dkms
modprobe r8169
am I right?
xircon
July 29, 2024, 12:07pm
4
I would reboot, rather than modprobe.
xircon
July 29, 2024, 12:11pm
5
Also remove any blacklisted items (for 8169, if you made any).
tried rebooting, still not working. Just to be sure, should the ethernet connection work automatically?
edit: I also removed blacklists for 8169
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xircon
July 29, 2024, 12:17pm
9
I am struggling to get a wifi signal, at work and it keeps kicking me out, you will have to wait for someone else!
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xircon
July 29, 2024, 12:39pm
10
Right, gotta be quick
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I can try that, don’t worry about your connection haha, I can wait!
Ok, the card works in the install media
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xircon
July 29, 2024, 5:52pm
13
Back at home, with working WIFI (Woo Hoo
Which driver is used by the live media?
inxi -Na in live iso
inxi -Na
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
modules: wl bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:34f0 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s
lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 10:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
edit: noticed that the installed driver in my system is still r8168. inxi -Na in my system:
inxi -Na
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ice Lake-LP PCH CNVi WiFi driver: iwlwifi v: kernel
bus-ID: 00:14.3 chip-ID: 8086:34f0 class-ID: 0280
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8168 v: 8.053.00-NAPI modules: r8169 pcie:
gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 4000 bus-ID: 10:00.0
chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
xircon
July 29, 2024, 10:06pm
15
Off to bed, but have you still got anything related to r8168 installed?
yay r8168 | grep installed
Yes I know that is convoluted, there are better ways to do it, but it works.
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the command won’t produce any output, while the output of yay r8168 is:
4 aur/r8168-8136 8.053.00-1 (+0 0.00)
A kernel module for Realtek 8168 network cards (DKMS version) for Device ID 0x8136.
3 aur/r8168-dkms 8.053.00-2 (+25 0.28)
A kernel module for Realtek 8168 network cards (DKMS version)
2 extra/r8168-lts 8.053.00-20 (104.1 KiB 101.8 KiB)
A kernel module for Realtek 8168 network cards for linux-lts
1 aur/r8168 8.053.00-5 (+0 0.00) (Orfano)
A kernel module for Realtek 8168 network cards
(Orfano means orphaned)
Bink
July 30, 2024, 2:00am
17
I think what @xircon was intending, was a list of your currently installed r8168 packages. This command will output that:
yay -Q | grep r8168
I have a same controller chip, just another vendor, but in my case it works:
$ inxi -Na
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: ASUSTeK RTL8111H driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: d000 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168
class-ID: 0200
$ lspci
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15)
$ uname -a
Linux jupiter 6.10.2-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sat, 27 Jul 2024 16:49:55 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux
$ lsmod |grep r81
r8169 126976 0
mdio_devres 12288 1 r8169
libphy 225280 3 r8169,mdio_devres,realtek
What exactly means “not working” ?ip a command?
Are you sure you have an cable inserted, as your log snipped above says “no link” ?
It means I can’t switch to ethernet connection even if the cable is inserted (I’ve already verified it’s working).
About dmesg, it seems my system is still loading the r8168 driver, even if I can’t find and uninstall it.
r8168 Gigabit Ethernet driver 8.053.00-NAPI loaded
...
r8168 Copyright (C) 2024 Realtek NIC software team <nicfae@realtek.com>
This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details, please see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
Does the card work if you boot off the install media? Did it work originally?
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night!