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Oualid
Asked: 2018-07-08 03:51:35 +0800 CST

r8168/r8169 RealTek driver module troubles

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I installed NVIDIA GT 1030 proprietary driver for Linux X86 64 bits in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Since, Ethernet driver module becomes unstable; it does not start automatically after login or resume after suspend until I type $sudo modprobe r8169. I tried to fix the problem using $sudo systemctl restart network-manager.service, but in vain.

I went through the forums and learned that this module is unstable and the best way to get things work is to return back to r8168 driver. I blacklisted r8169 in /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf and tried to compile r8168 for my 4.15.0 linux kernel, however it does not. I tried to install r8168-dkms package from the repository but does not succeed.

Now I have r8169 driver working but with Networking Interface initially UNCLAIMED. Any help is welcome.

networking drivers nvidia realtek 16.04

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    From the comments...

    Using r8168-dkms 8.041.00 with the newer 4.15 kernel on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS won't work. You'll probably need 8.045.

    The bionic version, r8168-dkms 8.045.08-2 from https://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=r8168-dkms wouldn't compile. The cosmic -3 version would have probably worked fine.

    r8168-dkms 8.045.08-3 from http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/r/r8168/ works fine.

    The system is operational now.

    Note: kernel 4.15.0-24-generic has some known issues. Best to use another kernel if other problems arise.

    Update #1:

    r8168-dkms 8.046.00-1 has become available at http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/r/r8168/r8168-dkms_8.046.00-1_all.deb

    Update #2: (August 2019)

    r8168-dkms_8.047.02-1 is now available at here.

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  2. Here's what worked for me under Linux Mint 19.2

    1. Grab a copy of the latest r8168 driver (or download it via another computer and put it on USB storage)

       wget http://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/r/r8168/r8168-dkms_8.047.02-1_all.deb

    2. Install that driver (will automatically regenerate initramfs kernel image with integrated driver)

       dpkg -i r8168-dkms_8.047.02-1_all.deb

    3. Remove elder driver, blacklist it, and use newer one

       rmmod r8169
 echo "blacklist r8169" | sudo tee -a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
 modprobe r8168

    4. Profit (and try if everything works after a fresh boot)

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