I have a Gigabyte Aorus Elite B550 mainboard and the Ethernet adapter isn’t working.
I tried several different drivers from Realtek themselves as well as from Github, more specifically r8168, r8169, r8125 and in the beginning also just the built in driver in kernel 5.9. None made the Ethernet port work.
Right now I’m relying on a super old usb ethernet adapter but it’s also pretty slow, so it’s not quite ideal.
$ lspci -v
00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Root Complex
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Root Complex
Flags: fast devsel
00:00.2 IOMMU: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse IOMMU
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse IOMMU
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 25
Capabilities: <access denied>
00:01.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 0
00:01.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse GPP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 26, IOMMU group 1
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=08, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-0000ffff [size=4K]
Memory behind bridge: fce00000-fcffffff [size=2M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 2
00:03.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 3
00:03.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse GPP Bridge (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 27, IOMMU group 4
Bus: primary=00, secondary=09, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff [size=4K]
Memory behind bridge: fcc00000-fcdfffff [size=2M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000e01fffff [size=258M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:04.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 5
00:05.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 6
00:07.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 7
00:07.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to bus[E:B] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 29, IOMMU group 8
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0c, subordinate=0c, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: [disabled]
Memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:08.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Host Bridge
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 9
00:08.1 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Internal PCIe GPP Bridge 0 to bus[E:B] (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 30, IOMMU group 10
Bus: primary=00, secondary=0d, subordinate=0d, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: [disabled]
Memory behind bridge: fc900000-fcbfffff [size=3M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:14.0 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH SMBus Controller (rev 61)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5001
Flags: 66MHz, medium devsel, IOMMU group 11
Kernel modules: i2c_piix4, sp5100_tco
00:14.3 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH LPC Bridge (rev 51)
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5001
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IOMMU group 11
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 0
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 12
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 1
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 12
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 2
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 12
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 3
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 12
Kernel driver in use: k10temp
Kernel modules: k10temp
00:18.4 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 4
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 12
00:18.5 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 5
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 12
00:18.6 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 6
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 12
00:18.7 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse Device 24: Function 7
Flags: fast devsel, IOMMU group 12
01:00.0 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43ee (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
Subsystem: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1142
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 33, IOMMU group 13
Memory at fcfa0000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
01:00.1 SATA controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43eb (prog-if 01 [AHCI 1.0])
Subsystem: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1062
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 45, IOMMU group 13
Memory at fcf80000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
Expansion ROM at fcf00000 [disabled] [size=512K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ahci
01:00.2 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43e9 (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 32, IOMMU group 13
Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=08, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-0000ffff [size=4K]
Memory behind bridge: fce00000-fcefffff [size=1M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43ea (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 34, IOMMU group 13
Bus: primary=02, secondary=03, subordinate=03, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: [disabled]
Memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43ea (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 35, IOMMU group 13
Bus: primary=02, secondary=04, subordinate=04, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: [disabled]
Memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:03.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43ea (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 37, IOMMU group 13
Bus: primary=02, secondary=05, subordinate=05, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: [disabled]
Memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:04.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43ea (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 38, IOMMU group 13
Bus: primary=02, secondary=06, subordinate=06, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: [disabled]
Memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:08.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43ea (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 39, IOMMU group 13
Bus: primary=02, secondary=07, subordinate=07, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-0000ffff [size=4K]
Memory behind bridge: fce00000-fcefffff [size=1M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
02:09.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Device 43ea (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41, IOMMU group 13
Bus: primary=02, secondary=08, subordinate=08, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: [disabled]
Memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: [disabled]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
07:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8125 2.5GbE Controller (rev 05)
DeviceName: RTL8111E Giga LAN
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device e000
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 33, IOMMU group 13
I/O ports at f000 [size=256]
Memory at fce00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Memory at fce10000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Kernel modules: r8169, r8125
09:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 XL Upstream Port of PCI Express Switch (rev c1) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 43, IOMMU group 14
Memory at fcd00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Bus: primary=09, secondary=0a, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff [size=4K]
Memory behind bridge: fcc00000-fccfffff [size=1M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000e01fffff [size=258M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
0a:00.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 XL Downstream Port of PCI Express Switch (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 44, IOMMU group 15
Bus: primary=0a, secondary=0b, subordinate=0b, sec-latency=0
I/O behind bridge: 0000e000-0000efff [size=4K]
Memory behind bridge: fcc00000-fccfffff [size=1M]
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 00000000d0000000-00000000e01fffff [size=258M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
0b:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 [Radeon RX 5600 OEM/5600 XT / 5700/5700 XT] (rev c1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
Subsystem: Tul Corporation / PowerColor Device 2398
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 102, IOMMU group 16
Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M]
Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=2M]
I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
Memory at fcc00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Expansion ROM at 000c0000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: amdgpu
Kernel modules: amdgpu
0b:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 HDMI Audio
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Navi 10 HDMI Audio
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 99, IOMMU group 17
Memory at fcca0000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel
0c:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Function
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse PCIe Dummy Function
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IOMMU group 18
Capabilities: <access denied>
0d:00.0 Non-Essential Instrumentation [1300]: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Reserved SPP
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Reserved SPP
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IOMMU group 19
Capabilities: <access denied>
0d:00.1 Encryption controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Cryptographic Coprocessor PSPCPP
Subsystem: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse Cryptographic Coprocessor PSPCPP
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 95, IOMMU group 20
Memory at fca00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Memory at fcb08000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=8K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ccp
Kernel modules: ccp
0d:00.3 USB controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Matisse USB 3.0 Host Controller (prog-if 30 [XHCI])
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device 5007
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 54, IOMMU group 21
Memory at fc900000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
0d:00.4 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller
DeviceName: Realtek ALC1220
Subsystem: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd Device a0cf
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 101, IOMMU group 22
Memory at fcb00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel