Z890 Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet issue: unknown chip XID 688

Andreas Sindermann <[email protected]> Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:34:34 +0100

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.fai
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Hi all,

during the nfsroot boot the Realtek 2.5Gb Ethernet controller of an Asus 
Prime Z809-P mainboard does not seem to be recognized:

/run/initramfs/rdsosreport.txt contains:

[1.229744] r8169 0000:83:00.0: error -ENODEV: unknown chip XID 688, 
contact r8169 maintainers (see MAINTAINERS file)

/etc/fai/NFSROOT on the fai server contains:

PACKAGES install-norec AMD64
grub-pc
grub-efi-amd64-bin
efibootmgr
r8125-dkms
linux-image-amd64/stable-backports # 6.12.12 kernel + r8125-9.011.00 
ethernet driver


Realtek currently is offering driver version r8125-9.015.00 but I'm not 
sure how to include this into the nfsroot system?

Andreas

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