On 29.06.2019 22:34, Karsten Wiborg wrote: > Hello, > > writing to you because of the r8168-dkms-README.Debian. > > I am using a GPD MicroPC running Debian Buster with Kernel: > Linux praktifix 5.2.0-050200rc6-generic #201906222033 SMP Sun Jun 23 > 00:36:46 UTC 2019 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > > Got the Kernel from: > https://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v5.2-rc6/ > Reason for the Kernel: it includes Hans DeGoedes necessary fixes for the > GPD MicroPC, see: > https://github.com/jwrdegoede/linux-sunxi > (btw. I also tried Hans' 5.2.0rc5-kernel which also did not work with > respect to Ethernet). Googling of course didn't help out either. > > > My GPD MicroPC with running r8169 gives the following lines in dmesg: > ... If r8169 (the mainline driver) is running, why do you want to switch to r8168 (the Realtek vendor driver)? The latter is not supported by the kernel community.
> [ 2.839485] libphy: r8169: probed > [ 2.839776] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: RTL8168h/8111h, > 00:00:00:00:00:00, XID 541, IRQ 126 > [ 2.839779] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: jumbo features [frames: 9200 > bytes, tx checksumming: ko] > ... > [ 2.897924] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eno1: renamed from eth0 > > > ip addr show gives me: > # ip addr show > ... > 2: eno1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group > default qlen 1000 > link/ether 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff > ... > Seems like the network isn't started. > > ethtool gives me: > # ethtool -i eno1 > driver: r8169 > version: > firmware-version: > expansion-rom-version: > bus-info: 0000:02:00.0 > supports-statistics: yes > supports-test: no > supports-eeprom-access: no > supports-register-dump: yes > supports-priv-flags: no > > > lspci shows me: > 02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. > RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 15) > > > Installing r8168-dkms fails with the following errors: > Setting up r8168-dkms (8.046.00-1) ... > Removing old r8168-8.046.00 DKMS files... > > ------------------------------ > Deleting module version: 8.046.00 > completely from the DKMS tree. > ------------------------------ > Done. > Loading new r8168-8.046.00 DKMS files... > Building for 5.2.0-050200rc6-generic 5.2.0-rc5-gpd-custom > Building initial module for 5.2.0-050200rc6-generic > Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: > 5.2.0-050200rc6-generic (x86_64) > Consult /var/lib/dkms/r8168/8.046.00/build/make.log for more information. > dpkg: error processing package r8168-dkms (--configure): > installed r8168-dkms package post-installation script subprocess > returned error exit status 10 > Errors were encountered while processing: > r8168-dkms > E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) > > > Does that help you? > Do you need more data? > Thank you very much in advance for hopefully looking into this matter. > > Regards, > Karsten Wiborg > . >
