-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 12:39:14AM +0200, Sven Hartge wrote: > bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > > > [ 6.210098] EXT4-fs (sda7): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. > > Opts: > > (null) > > [ 35.827945] r8169 0000:03:00.0: firmware: failed to load > > rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw (-2) > > [ 35.827963] r8169 0000:03:00.0: Direct firmware load failed with error -2 > > [ 35.827965] r8169 0000:03:00.0: Falling back to user helper > > [ 35.828580] r8169 0000:03:00.0 eth0: unable to load firmware patch > > rtl_nic/rtl8168f-1.fw (-12) > > > so it is the dreaded r8169 firmware crappola. the system works fine > > not loading it. is there any way to tell the module to not even try > > and load it ? > > "modinfo r8169" tells me: no, there is not. > > Why not just install the package "firmware-realtek" and be done with it?
There might be opinions on that that (GASP!) differ from yours. > I understand the whole "oh noes, firmware is a binary blob with unknown > contents [...] It seems you don't :-) > By not installing the firmware package, you are just making your life > harder without gaining anything but a delayed boot. There sure should be anoher way? - -- t -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlXkCysACgkQBcgs9XrR2kZrEQCbBuMiCbKrTj3Dp2LSqrrEDyz1 wcQAn2PMMGl94eCBlSCAFDZ3glkKcjeX =NJwM -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----