[SOLVED] r8168 driver failing to load

misarm · 2019-05-06 11:38:53

I had previously problem with r8169 driver (transmit issues), so I am using r8168 driver and linux-lts. After update (after 1.5month) I have problems with loading the driver.

sudo modprobe r8168
modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'r8168': Invalid argument

Dmesg otput :
[ 11.885545] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol alloc_etherdev_mqs
[ 11.885546] r8168: Unknown symbol alloc_etherdev_mqs (err -22)
[ 11.885561] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol skb_put
[ 11.885561] r8168: Unknown symbol skb_put (err -22)
[ 11.885564] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol skb_tstamp_tx
[ 11.885564] r8168: Unknown symbol skb_tstamp_tx (err -22)
[ 11.885566] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol __napi_alloc_skb
[ 11.885566] r8168: Unknown symbol __napi_alloc_skb (err -22)
[ 11.885569] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netdev_update_features
[ 11.885570] r8168: Unknown symbol netdev_update_features (err -22)
[ 11.885572] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol consume_skb
[ 11.885572] r8168: Unknown symbol consume_skb (err -22)
[ 11.885575] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol unregister_netdev
[ 11.885576] r8168: Unknown symbol unregister_netdev (err -22)
[ 11.885595] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netdev_err
[ 11.885595] r8168: Unknown symbol netdev_err (err -22)
[ 11.885598] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol pskb_expand_head
[ 11.885598] r8168: Unknown symbol pskb_expand_head (err -22)
[ 11.885601] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol eth_type_trans
[ 11.885602] r8168: Unknown symbol eth_type_trans (err -22)
[ 11.885607] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol napi_complete_done
[ 11.885607] r8168: Unknown symbol napi_complete_done (err -22)
[ 11.885608] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol skb_checksum_help
[ 11.885609] r8168: Unknown symbol skb_checksum_help (err -22)
[ 11.885612] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol __napi_schedule
[ 11.885613] r8168: Unknown symbol __napi_schedule (err -22)
[ 11.885615] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_device_detach
[ 11.885615] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_device_detach (err -22)
[ 11.885619] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol _dev_info
[ 11.885619] r8168: Unknown symbol _dev_info (err -22)
[ 11.885620] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol napi_gro_receive
[ 11.885620] r8168: Unknown symbol napi_gro_receive (err -22)
[ 11.885622] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_device_attach
[ 11.885622] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_device_attach (err -22)
[ 11.885631] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol _dev_err
[ 11.885632] r8168: Unknown symbol _dev_err (err -22)
[ 11.885633] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol init_net
[ 11.885633] r8168: Unknown symbol init_net (err -22)
[ 11.885635] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_napi_add
[ 11.885636] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_napi_add (err -22)
[ 11.885643] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol register_netdev
[ 11.885643] r8168: Unknown symbol register_netdev (err -22)
[ 11.885648] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_tx_wake_queue
[ 11.885648] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_tx_wake_queue (err -22)
[ 11.885650] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol _dev_warn
[ 11.885651] r8168: Unknown symbol _dev_warn (err -22)
[ 11.885655] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol __netdev_alloc_skb
[ 11.885656] r8168: Unknown symbol __netdev_alloc_skb (err -22)
[ 11.885657] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_napi_del
[ 11.885658] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_napi_del (err -22)
[ 11.885664] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol __dev_kfree_skb_any
[ 11.885664] r8168: Unknown symbol __dev_kfree_skb_any (err -22)
[ 11.885666] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_carrier_off
[ 11.885667] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_carrier_off (err -22)
[ 11.885669] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_carrier_on
[ 11.885669] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_carrier_on (err -22)
[ 11.885672] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol dev_printk
[ 11.885673] r8168: Unknown symbol dev_printk (err -22)
[ 11.885675] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol napi_schedule_prep
[ 11.885676] r8168: Unknown symbol napi_schedule_prep (err -22)
[ 11.885677] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol napi_disable
[ 11.885678] r8168: Unknown symbol napi_disable (err -22)
[ 11.885680] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol __skb_gso_segment
[ 11.885681] r8168: Unknown symbol __skb_gso_segment (err -22)
[ 11.885682] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol skb_clone_tx_timestamp
[ 11.885682] r8168: Unknown symbol skb_clone_tx_timestamp (err -22)
[ 11.885683] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol ethtool_op_get_ts_info
[ 11.885684] r8168: Unknown symbol ethtool_op_get_ts_info (err -22)
[ 11.885686] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netdev_info
[ 11.885686] r8168: Unknown symbol netdev_info (err -22)

uname output:
4.19.38-1-lts #1 SMP Thu May 2 16:01:37 CEST 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I can do
modprobe r8169

dmesg output
[13083.544041] r8169 0000:02:00.0: can't disable ASPM; OS doesn't have ASPM control
[13083.572655] libphy: r8169: probed
[13083.573026] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: RTL8168g/8111g, e4:7f:b2:16:df:19, XID 4c000800, IRQ 32
[13083.573028] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: jumbo features [frames: 9200 bytes, tx checksumming: ko]

I have also tried to install r8168-dkms, but no luck, same problem there...

Last edited by misarm (2019-05-06 13:39:48)

seth · 2019-05-06 12:43:10

Please always wrap shell output etc. in "code" tags.

You've to rebuild the r8168 package.
"tried to install r8168-dkms" is no usable information, but if you succeeded, you should for sure not get the same errors. See the modules timestamp to see whether you actually succeeded installing anything here (also dkms is typically triggered w/ kernel updates)

misarm · 2019-05-06 13:35:51

Thanks,
it did not install correctly via dkms, becouse -lts version was not in conflict in aur package (it removed only community/r8168 but not community/r8168-lts).
After removing community/r8168-lts and reinstalling aur/r8168-dkms modprobe and dmesg is OK
p.s. I tried to use <code>, but it didn't work... Now I know that I need to use [] instead of <>.
So it is solved now...

Last edited by misarm (2019-05-06 13:38:32)

seth · 2019-05-06 13:37:01

Please always remember to mark resolved threads by editing your initial posts subject - so others will know that there's no task left, but maybe a solution to find.
Thanks.

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#1 2019-05-06 11:38:53

[SOLVED] r8168 driver failing to load

#2 2019-05-06 12:43:10

Re: [SOLVED] r8168 driver failing to load

#3 2019-05-06 13:35:51

Re: [SOLVED] r8168 driver failing to load

#4 2019-05-06 13:37:01

Re: [SOLVED] r8168 driver failing to load

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