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#1 2012-04-30 00:57:28
- multiphrenic
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Linux Kernel 3.3.4 breaks r8168
I have a Realtek ethernet controller in my Gigabit motherboard: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller. I was using r8168 to work around some connectivity issues with the stock kernel 8169 driver. The latest kernel upgrade broke r8168, and since I had 8169 blacklisted, I had no internet connection.
These are the relevant lines from dmesg
Apr 29 13:16:53 localhost kernel: [ 409.429929] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_carrier_off
Apr 29 13:16:53 localhost kernel: [ 409.429930] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_carrier_off (err -22)
Apr 29 13:16:53 localhost kernel: [ 409.429932] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol netif_carrier_on
Apr 29 13:16:53 localhost kernel: [ 409.429933] r8168: Unknown symbol netif_carrier_on (err -22)
Apr 29 13:16:53 localhost kernel: [ 409.429935] r8168: disagrees about version of symbol napi_complete
I uninstalled the driver, removed the blacklisting of 8169 and everything seems to be working now. Thought I would put this here in case anyone else comes across this and can't figure it out.
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#2 2012-04-30 01:37:06
- ewaller
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Re: Linux Kernel 3.3.4 breaks r8168
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Kernel 3.3.4 is in testing.
Moving thread to the 'Testing' forum
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#3 2012-04-30 11:39:35
- Picoli
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Re: Linux Kernel 3.3.4 breaks r8168
Moderator:
Kernel 3.3.4 is in testing.
Moving thread to the 'Testing' forum
If Kernel 3.3.4 is in testing, then why gets the kernel updated to 3.3.4 if testing repository is commented out in pacman.conf?
However, the blacklist tip worked for me, too. Thanks a lot!
Last edited by Picoli (2012-04-30 11:46:51)
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#5 2012-04-30 12:56:56
- tomk
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Re: Linux Kernel 3.3.4 breaks r8168
3.3.4 is no longer in testing - moved to core today.
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#6 2012-05-01 10:44:58
- rtoijala
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Re: Linux Kernel 3.3.4 breaks r8168
This problem can be fixed by simply rebuilding the package from abs and modprobing the module.
I would flag the package out of date but it is already flagged, since 2012-03-09.
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