Ubuntu Server 14.03 can't use "RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)" adapter

[Jeffrey Walton]

The Realtech "RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 06)" is still a problem. Its just been encountered on a Ubuntu Server 14.03 install.

The network adapter was not usable from the install CD, and it was not usable after an "apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade".

[Jeffrey Walton (noloader)]

Bug 839393 (http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-backports-modules-3.0.0/+bug/839393) seems to be the grandfather of most of these bug reports relating to this issue. Unfortunately, it was closed as Fixed, and additional comments on problems was closed as "Won't Fix".

[Jeffrey Walton (noloader)]

Updated package to ubuntu-drivers-common.

[Jeffrey Walton (noloader)]

02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06)
 Subsystem: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. Device [10ec:0123]
 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
 Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
 Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 46
 Region 0: I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
 Region 2: Memory at f0104000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=4K]
 Region 4: Memory at f0100000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=16K]
 Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+)
  Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
 Capabilities: [50] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
  Address: 00000000fee00378 Data: 0000
 Capabilities: [70] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 01
  DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <512ns, L1 <64us
   ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
  DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
   RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop-
   MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
  DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq- AuxPwr+ TransPend-
  LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s unlimited, L1 <64us
   ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
  LnkCtl: ASPM L1 Enabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk+
   ExtSynch- ClockPM+ AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
  LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
  DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range ABCD, TimeoutDis+, LTR-, OBFF Not Supported
  DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Disabled
  LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 2.5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
    Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
    Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
  LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -6dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
    EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
 Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=4 Masked-
  Vector table: BAR=4 offset=00000000
  PBA: BAR=4 offset=00000800
 Capabilities: [d0] Vital Product Data
  No end tag found
 Capabilities: [100 v1] Advanced Error Reporting
  UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
  UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
  UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
  CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr-
  CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr+
  AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn-
 Capabilities: [140 v1] Virtual Channel
  Caps: LPEVC=0 RefClk=100ns PATEntryBits=1
  Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128-
  Ctrl: ArbSelect=Fixed
  Status: InProgress-
  VC0: Caps: PATOffset=00 MaxTimeSlots=1 RejSnoopTrans-
   Arb: Fixed- WRR32- WRR64- WRR128- TWRR128- WRR256-
   Ctrl: Enable+ ID=0 ArbSe...

[Jeffrey Walton (noloader)]

These two discussions may have something to do with things:

  * http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2219332
  * http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2220120