GK3 Plus: no Ethernet on (X)Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

[Andi34]

Hey!

I've tried several things and did 2 clean installations of Xubuntu 22.04 LTS on my new NiPoGi GK3 Plus... But I can't get the the Ethernet interface working.

Not even the official realtek drivers make it work. (GBE Ethernet LINUX driver r8168 for kernel up to 5.19; Version 8.051.02).
https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zo ... s-software
Kernel Version matches given information, I am on a 5.19 kernel.

Any help to get this work? The GK3 Plus was explicitly mentioned to run with Linux, but no wired Ethernet connection is a K.O. thing to me.

The wireless network interface works, but it's not that powerful.

I am just in time, can return it on Amazon without problems if there's no solution until August.

Mainline 6.4 Kernel also tried without luck...

Thanks for your help!

[barry777]

You can try our verified Ubuntu system with integrated drivers; then you can update to version 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04 system:
Ubuntu installation video:

Ubuntu installs WiFi driver

[Andi34]

Vielen Dank für die Antwort. Ich habe in der Zwischenzeit bereits Xubuntu 20.04 installiert - dort geht es.

Ich habe Realtek bezüglich des Problems kontaktiert. Aktuellere Treiber für Linux liegen bei Realtek jedoch nicht vor. Ich denke man wird sich das bei Realtek anschauen nach meinem Hinweis.

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In the meantime I've installed Xubuntu 20.04 - there's no issue with the Network.

I've contacted Realtek because of the problem and asked for newer drivers. Actually there's no updated driver for Linux. I guess they'll look at the compatibility issues at Realtek.

[freezergeezer]

I have exactly the same issue. I am running Ubuntu 22.04 and my Ethernet port says "Cable Unplugged" - it will not move from there. Fortunately Wifi is working. I am not a Ubuntu/Linux expert at all. Is there a way to extract the driver from 20.04 and apply it to 22.04 ? Thanks !

[barry777]

This may be related to the Ethernet port driver, you can try to reinstall the Ubuntu 20.04 I posted above, and then you can update to 22.04 through the system

[freezergeezer]

Thanks that worked...

[Andi34]

Here's what Linda answered

Hi Andreas,

Thanks for your mail.

Realtek sells only Ethernet chips to our customer for network card or LAN on motherboard applications.

May we know if you report the issue to the motherboard maker for further trouble shooting?

It seems the latest r8168 driver can be compiled and installed on both kernel 22.04 and kernel 20.04 on your platform.

However, it’s hard to tell the cause of the fail symptom you observed by e-mail.

>>Thanks for your answer. The PC is trying to connect forever but never gets an IP from the Router.

>>Once I got a connection, I think I disabled the DHCP, but no internet.

You can try to disable below functions in the driver Makefile fine and re-compile and install the driver to see if it helps.

CONFIG_ASPM = n

ENABLE_EEE = n


Best Regards,
Linda

[freezergeezer]

See my reply to this where I think I might have analysed my problem further and implemented a fix....It does all work, but I'm not too sure of all of the implications of what I did...

viewtopic.php?p=11630&sid=e27d0ad2c1454 ... 348#p11630

[Andi34]

Code: Select all

sudo apt install git -y
sudo apt install build-essential linux-headers-$(uname -r) -y
git clone https://github.com/andi34/r8168.git
cd r8168
sudo bash autorun.sh