Fresh Ubuntu 18.04 install uses wrong Realtek wired network driver.
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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linux (Ubuntu) |
Expired
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Hi there,
Installing Ubuntu 18.04 on my newish laptop which contains a Realtek 8168 NIC seems to use the r8169 driver by default, and should use the r8168 in order to work properly. To fix, I removed or blocked the 8169 driver, installed the 8168 driver and then reconfigured NetworkManager - which was quite difficult for a new user like me. I've included details from my system since I addressed the issue yesterday.
Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help more.
~$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Release: 18.04
~$ apt-cache policy r8168-dkms
r8168-dkms:
Installed: 8.045.08-2
Candidate: 8.045.08-2
Version table:
*** 8.045.08-2 500
500 http://
500 http://
100 /var/lib/
~$ neofetch
OS: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS x86_64
Host: Aspire A515-51G V1.10
Kernel: 4.15.0-23-generic
Uptime: 30 mins
Packages: 2124
Shell: bash 4.4.19
Resolution: 1920x1080
Terminal: gnome-terminal
CPU: Intel i5-8250U (8) @ 3.400GHz
GPU: Intel UHD Graphics 620
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce MX150
Memory: 3457MiB / 7725MiB
~$ sudo lshw -c network
*-network
description: Ethernet interface
product: RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller
vendor: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
physical id: 0.1
bus info: pci@0000:02:00.1
logical name: enp2s0f1
version: 12
serial: 98:29:a6:40:b5:f1
size: 10Mbit/s
capacity: 1Gbit/s
width: 64 bits
clock: 33MHz
resources: irq:128 ioport:
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: linux-firmware 1.173.1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: communitheme:
Date: Thu Jul 19 09:56:08 2018
Dependencies:
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-16 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180426)
PackageArchitec
SourcePackage: linux-firmware
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
Changed in linux (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Expired → New |
I think r8169 is the correct driver.