Unable To Load Firmware Patch Rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw
Binary firmware for Realtek wired and wireless network adapters. Realtek RTL8192E boot code RTL8192E/boot.img Realtek RTL8192E init data firmware, version 0.0.4 rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw Realtek RTL8168F-1 firmware, version.
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W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw for module r8169 eth0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw -2. New install won t boot into gnome18 Oct 2015Csf blocks all on reboot firewall 14 Jan 2014Unable to boot with wheezy image5 Jul 2012 SOLVED missing firmware driver17 Nov 2011More results from forums.debian.netGentoo Forums :: View topic - Firmware in Kernel Problemhttps://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-899002-start-0.htmlCachedSimilarOct 22, 2011 - 25 posts - 7 authors define FIRMWARE_8168E_1 rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw Code: r8169 00:00.0: eth0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw -2 . -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3424 Jan 20 /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw SOLVED Black screen on kernel 3.14.1412 posts6 Aug 2014 Solved IPv6 at boot3 posts5 Sep 2013More results from forums.gentoo.orgRe: problem solution with firmware-realtek 0.43 bpo70 1 https://lists.debian.org/debian-backports/2015/01/msg00045.htmlCachedJan 29, 2015 - rtl8105e-1.fw rtl8168d-2.fw rtl8168f-1.fw rtl8168g-3.fw r8169 00:00.0 eth0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168g-2.fw -12.
70.453673 r8169 00:00.0: eth0: unable to load firmware patch -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 1324 Aug 12 /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw.
Firmware: rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw firmware: rtl8106e-2.fw. Nur in firmware-realtek_0.39_all/lib/firmware/rtl_nic: rtl8168g-1.fw.. 6.192639 r8169 00:00.0 eth0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168g-1.fw -2.
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1. r8169 00:00.0: eth0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168e-3.fw -2 . . Realtek RTL8168F-1 firmware, version 0.0.4 rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw Realtek.
Linux nsxxx.ovh.net 3.10.9-xxxx-grs-ipv6-64 1 SMP Wed Aug 21 :59 CEST eth0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw -2.
I have a fanless diskless ASUS E35M1-I Motherboard for a media player.
The diskless bit is important here as the system must load its kernel over the network then mount root over the network.
Now, the r8169 module wants to load firmware for its
Code: .0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller rev 06
and dmesg tells me its looking for
It stalls the bootup for 60 seconds trying to load the firmware, then the boot proceeds normally.
Keep in mind that the network card is not started at this time, so root is not mounted, so /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw can t be read.
By the time root is mounted, its too late, as the driver is no longer interested in its firmware.
Building the firmware into the kernel seems to be the way forward but r8169 always looks in rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw which I can t get to exist inside the kernel.
The dirty hack I ve employed for kernel 3.0.7 is to edit drivers/net/r8169.c to change the firmware defines from
Code: define FIRMWARE_8168D_1 rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw
define FIRMWARE_8168D_2 rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw
define FIRMWARE_8168E_1 rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw
define FIRMWARE_8168E_2 rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw
define FIRMWARE_8105E_1 rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw
Code: define FIRMWARE_8168D_1 rtl8168d-1.fw
define FIRMWARE_8168D_2 rtl8168d-2.fw
define FIRMWARE_8168E_1 rtl8168e-1.fw
define FIRMWARE_8168E_2 rtl8168e-2.fw
define FIRMWARE_8105E_1 rtl8105e-1.fw
which works like a charm but its ugly as I need to patch the kernel for every new version.
I know I can make an initrd and have /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168e-2.fw there, so normal userspace firmware loading works but that seems like overkill for one firmware blob.
How do I make this justwork with in kernel firmware.
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solved Missing firmware for network adapter
Hi, I believe that I understood this message correctly:
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168f-2.fw for module r8169
I ve tried to install firmware-linux package, but the warning is still there right after install. I m not familiar with the problem or even with its nature, so, please be patient and explain in more details if you answer
I ve found this problem by looking the messages log, where there was the line:
r8169 00:00.0: eth0: unable to load firmware patch rtl_nic/rtl8168e-1.fw -2
Then I read in another place that the firmware-linux package is meant to contain the said patch, but it looks like it s not there. Where is it.
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