sudo inxi -Fxzmc0
system: Host: openboxed Kernel: 5.6.14-1-MANJARO x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 10.1.0 Desktop: Openbox 3.6.1
Distro: Manjaro Linux
Machine: Type: Laptop System: GIGABYTE product: GB-BXA8-5557 v: 1.x serial: N/A
Mobo: GIGABYTE model: M1M3XCP-00 v: 1.x serial: N/A BIOS: American Megatrends v: F3 date: 10/30/2015
Battery: Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech M570 charge: 60% status: Discharging
Device-2: hidpp_battery_1 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard K360 charge: 100% (should be ignored)
status: Discharging
Device-3: sony_controller_battery_07:2d:87:44:63:25 model: N/A charge: N/A status: Full
Memory: RAM: total: 14.85 GiB used: 873.3 MiB (5.7%)
Array-1: capacity: 16 GiB slots: 2 EC: None max module size: 8 GiB note: est.
Device-1: DIMM 0 size: 8 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s type: DDR3
Device-2: DIMM 0 size: 8 GiB speed: 1600 MT/s type: DDR3
CPU: Topology: Quad Core model: AMD A8-5557M APU with Radeon HD Graphics bits: 64 type: MCP arch: Piledriver rev: 1
L2 cache: 2048 KiB
flags: avx lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 16775
Speed: 1325 MHz min/max: 1400/2100 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 1316 2: 1275 3: 1343 4: 1288
Graphics: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Richland [Radeon HD 8550G] vendor: Gigabyte driver: radeon v: kernel
bus ID: 00:01.0
Display: server: X.Org 1.20.8 driver: ati,radeon unloaded: modesetting resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz
OpenGL: renderer: AMD ARUBA (DRM 2.50.0 / 5.6.14-1-MANJARO LLVM 10.0.0) v: 4.3 Mesa 20.0.7 direct render: Yes
Audio: Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel
bus ID: 00:01.1
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 00:14.2
Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.6.14-1-MANJARO
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Gigabyte driver: N/A port: e000
bus ID: 05:00.0
Device-2: Realtek RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter vendor: AzureWave driver: rtl8821ae v: kernel
port: d000 bus ID: 06:00.0
IF: wlp6s0 state: up mac: <filter>
Drives: Local Storage: total: 592.61 GiB used: 10.12 GiB (1.7%)
ID-1: /dev/sda vendor: Micron model: MT-128 size: 119.24 GiB temp: 33 C
ID-2: /dev/sdb vendor: Toshiba model: MK5075GSX size: 465.76 GiB temp: 30 C
ID-3: /dev/sdc type: USB vendor: PNY model: USB 2.0 FD size: 7.61 GiB
Partition: ID-1: / size: 29.40 GiB used: 8.64 GiB (29.4%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
ID-2: /boot size: 968.3 MiB used: 148.5 MiB (15.3%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
ID-3: /home size: 86.28 GiB used: 1.33 GiB (1.5%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda4
Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 52.4 C mobo: N/A gpu: radeon temp: 51 C
Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A
Info: Processes: 172 Uptime: 31m Init: systemd Compilers: gcc: 10.1.0 Shell: bash v: 5.0.16 inxi: 3.0.37
sudo modprobe r8168
modprobe: FATAL: Module r8168 not found in directory /lib/modules/5.6.14-1-MANJARO
i installled it how can it not be there?
udo modprobe r8169 [1]
~ >>>
Exactly how did you install it?
2 Likes
pamac-manager
Wrong way, use mhwd to install the driver.
Uninstall the dkms driver version you installed, then reboot.
Then do:
sudo mhwd -i pci network-r8168
Reboot
After a restart, do:
sudo modprobe -r r8168 && sleep 3 && sudo modprobe r8168 && sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
If that command works to restart your r8168 adapter then the command can be automated by writing a service to reload your driver at startup.
5 Likes
still no wired connection but there is this:
sudo modprobe r8168
[sudo] password for lizzias:
~ >>> lsmod | grep r81
r8168 569344 0
~ >>>
post
inxi -nz
1 Like
05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 0c)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Onboard Ethernet
Kernel driver in use: r8168
Kernel modules: r8169, r8168
06:00.0 Network controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
Subsystem: AzureWave RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
Kernel driver in use: rtl8821ae
Kernel modules: rtl8821ae
~ >>> ip link
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
2: enp5s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state UP mode DEFAULT group default qlen 1000
link/ether fc:aa:14:65:34:07 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp6s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc mq state UP mode DORMANT group default qlen 1000
link/ether 74:c6:3b:45:d4:49 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
1 Like
inxi -nz
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8168
IF: enp5s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac:
Device-2: Realtek RTL8821AE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter driver: rtl8821ae
IF: wlp6s0 state: up mac:
~ >>>
Naah ... is perfectly fine. I didn't know if the file exist or not, and first coffee is always taking time to kick in 
For me the driver always performed worst than the kernel module. Try restarting the router, unplug and plug back the cable.
1 Like
back in a few.
Do:
sudo modprobe -r r8168 && sleep 3 && sudo modprobe r8168 && sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
1 Like
This is true, but a small subset of r8168 adapter revisions are experiencing a bug using the r8169 module.
1 Like
the modem restart finalized it!
WOOO!!!!!
wifi is off and i am still on the internet
T TY TY TY TY TY TY TY TY TY TY ALL
2 Likes
Ya that's the bug I was referring to. The module is not loaded properly by the kernel the first time. It takes a manual unload/reload of the module to get it to start properly.
This will be required at each restart, or you can write a startup service to automate things until the kernel bug is corrected.
3 Likes
right as it should be...
the Brix is unbricked once more! WOOOO!!!
1 Like
To be precise: there's a known BIOS bug on a number of Gigabyte boards. For few users it helped to update BIOS or enable "LAN Boot ROM" option in BIOS.
1 Like
i shall lan boot rom it if it has a lan bot rom that i can find. TY!
Can you tell me how to do that so that I don't need to type password after login.
Is it enough to add to system settings startup a file with this content:
#!/bin/sh
sudo modprobe -r r8168 && sleep 3 && sudo modprobe r8168 && sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager
I also have r8168 installed and every system start it disconnects once or twice and at random times as well.
ls -l /etc/modprobe.d/r8169*
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 16 2018-07-02 /etc/modprobe.d/r8169_blacklist.conf
inxi -nz
Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet driver: r8168
IF: enp3s0 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
