kernal loads wrong driver for Realtek rtl8111/8168b
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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Linux Mint |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
r8168 (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Linix mint olivia 15 cinnamon
kernal 3.8.0-19-generic
Failure to boot, three symtoms:
1. screen is filled with messages with the last saying r8169 no connection (will add test shortly)
something like the messages I get with number 2. I will test some more tomorrow.
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 kernel: [ 153.977005] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: link down
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 kernel: [ 153.977013] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: link down
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 kernel: [ 153.977050] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 kernel: [ 153.977268] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
2. grub screen with no timer. If select normal wonders off to no where. Select recovery mode and after awhile get chance to pick normal boot and it completes.
3. boots up normal
Normally with this variation I would suspect hardware problem. But Ubuntu and Linux Mint load the realtek driver R8169. Going to the Realtek web site they say R8168 is the correct driver for Realtek RTL8111/8168B. Also there are many entries on the web for downloading and installing the R8168 driver from Realtek to fix many problems with the RTL8111/8168. My problem is I am not tech heavy enough to understand how to do it and besides the kernal should load the correct driver. Also of the many problems identified with the wrong driver being loaded, my symptoms don't match any of those reported. Nobody reports unable to boot.
I have a syslog trace of number two above, it is long. I will attempt to insert part of it showing the failure and then the recovery. Search on R8169 in the log to find the entries.
Jun 4 12:47:15 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:15 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:15 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:15 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:15 desktop3 dbus[1507]: [system] Activating service name='org.
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 kernel: [ 153.977005] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: link down
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 kernel: [ 153.977013] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: link down
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 kernel: [ 153.977050] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 kernel: [ 153.977268] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: Using config file /etc/colord.conf
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: Using mapping database file /var/lib/
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: Using device database file /var/lib/
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: loaded plugin libcd_plugin_
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: plugin /usr/lib/
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: loaded plugin libcd_plugin_
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: Daemon ready for requests
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 dbus[1507]: [system] Successfully activated service 'org.freedeskto
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: Profile added: icc-f5cf9cb1331
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: Profile added: icc-e9984ac9249
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: Profile added: icc-dff20c58ed3
Jun 4 12:47:16 desktop3 colord: Profile added: icc-709099b11b3
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 kernel: [ 155.739824] r8169 0000:02:00.0 eth0: link up
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 kernel: [ 155.739833] IPv6: ADDRCONF(
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
Jun 4 12:47:17 desktop3 NetworkManager[
It took 35 minutes of retrying to finally get the system booted this morning. I am going to try and install r8168 driver before rebooting again as I am afraid that sooner or later it just will not boot. As a side note I have another machine that is nearly identical running Nadia 14 cinnamon that does not have any trouble booting. Although it has the same motherboard and also has the onboard Realtek rtl8111/8168b it is not connected as I have a wireless card for that machine. But it does boot ok even though it also loads the r8169 driver.