[SOLVED] Unable to update to r8168: more recent than in community

spider-net · 2015-12-31 12:47:30

Hi,
when trying to update (sudo pacman -Syu) my laptop I got prompted with these errors:

warning: r8168: the version installed (8.041.00-1) is more recent than the one in community (8.040.00-9)
error: unable to process the requested action
:: r8168: requires linux<4.3

So according to the package page of r8168 its version is indeed older than the one I have (I don't have the lts version of the package), But looking at the source code of the 8.040.00-9 version (the "newer one" that requires linux 4.3), in particular inside the PKGBUILD (link) I found this:

pkgname=r8168
pkgver=8.041.00
pkgrel=1

So which version is it 8.040.00-9 or 8.041.00-1?
Because of this I'm unable to upgrade my system.

Anything I can do? Thanks in advance and happy new year!

Last edited by spider-net (2016-01-02 10:38:58)

ayekat · 2015-12-31 13:06:00

EDIT Actually, what package is that? It does not seem to be an official package, nor does it seem to be an AUR package. Have you added some third-party repository? If so, try contacting them.
Scratch that, I just mistyped the name.

Have you recently changed your package mirror?
If you installed it from an up-to-date mirror, then changed to a less up-to-date mirror, that could be the explanation.
Actually yes, it's weird: there is an -lts package that is at 8.041.00-1. But the non-lts version somehow got downgraded in repositories (my local, non-up-to-date database still shows 8.041.00-1).

Last edited by ayekat (2015-12-31 13:15:47)

spider-net · 2015-12-31 13:08:27

Well I checked like 10 mins ago and it was in community. It's the driver for the realtek ethernet controller.

EDIT: it's here: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/comm … _64/r8168/

EDIT2: my mirrors

##
## Arch Linux repository mirrorlist
## Sorted by mirror score from mirror status page
## Generated on 2015-03-01
##

## Score: 0.3, France
Server = http://archlinux.polymorf.fr/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.4, Denmark
Server = http://mirror.one.com/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.4, Germany
Server = http://mirror.js-webcoding.de/pub/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.5, France
Server = http://arch.tamcore.eu/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.5, Netherlands
Server = http://ftp.nluug.nl/os/Linux/distr/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.7, United States
Server = http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 0.7, Italy
Server = http://archlinux.beccacervello.it/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 1.4, Italy
Server = http://archlinux.openlabto.org/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch
## Score: 2.7, Italy
Server = http://mirrors.prometeus.net/archlinux/$repo/os/$arch

Last edited by spider-net (2015-12-31 13:10:33)

Lone_Wolf · 2015-12-31 13:14:01

Last Updated: 2015-12-31 08:28 UTC

Looks like something went wrong with updating that module, i think you should file a bug report.

spider-net · 2015-12-31 13:14:21

@ayekat: yeah I mistyped it too Anyway, is there a way to "unlock" this situation?

ayekat · 2015-12-31 13:15:35

spider-net wrote:

@ayekat: yeah I mistyped it too smile Anyway, is there a way to "unlock" this situation?

pacman -Syuu

spider-net · 2015-12-31 13:17:08

ayekat wrote:

spider-net wrote:
@ayekat: yeah I mistyped it too smile Anyway, is there a way to "unlock" this situation?
pacman -Syuu

Oh thanks, is it safe to do?

ayekat · 2015-12-31 13:22:05

The man page says yes:

pacman(8) wrote:

Pass this option twice to enable package downgrades; in this case, pacman will select sync packages whose versions do not match with the local versions. This can be useful when the user switches from a testing repository to a stable one.

... or a repository mysteriously downgrades a package.

Last edited by ayekat (2016-01-02 10:47:21)

spider-net · 2015-12-31 13:24:48

Thanks I'll report back in case I have issues after I reboot.

EDIT: everything seems fine, only thing it's not working is the wireless card. But I expected that since I'm relying on an AUR package that it's not yet updated to support Linux 4.3.

Well thanks to both ayekat and Lone_Wolf. But this was indeed a strange issue.

Last edited by spider-net (2015-12-31 13:33:05)

Knoa · 2016-01-02 02:05:02

Please let us know if you have issues with your ethernet card. I remember from install that the r8168 is held back because the r8169 driver was causing tons of dropped packets (like 50%) making internet connectivity a pain.

clfarron4 · 2016-01-02 02:44:03

spider-net wrote:

Thanks I'll report back in case I have issues after I reboot.
EDIT: everything seems fine, only thing it's not working is the wireless card. But I expected that since I'm relying on an AUR package that it's not yet updated to support Linux 4.3.
Well thanks to both ayekat and Lone_Wolf. But this was indeed a strange issue.

The r8168-dkms package from the AUR works just fine here for me.

It is probably one of those funny repository moments which you just happened to catch.

spider-net · 2016-01-02 09:07:13

Knoa wrote:

Please let us know if you have issues with your ethernet card. I remember from install that the r8168 is held back because the r8169 driver was causing tons of dropped packets (like 50%) making internet connectivity a pain.

Nope everything is good.The r8169 driver was giving me a lot of troubles during the installation process of arch, lots of disconnections, packet drops, ... But since I've installed the r8168, everything is fine.

I've solved the issue with the wireless drivers too. I just had to recompile it against the new kernel. Duh!

clfarron4 wrote:

The r8168-dkms package from the AUR works just fine here for me.
It is probably one of those funny repository moments which you just happened to catch.

After following @ayekat advice everything is running as it should. But yeah I was really confused about the version mismatch.

Anyway, I'd mark the thread as solved, but the title is too long; I can't add any more text

ayekat · 2016-01-02 10:37:28

Try

[SOLVED] Unable to update to r8168: more recent than in community

(after all, you tried to update r8168, not Linux )

spider-net · 2016-01-02 10:39:36

Yep, that is true

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