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On Fri, Nov 25, 2016 at 07:57:59AM -0800, Vincent Elliott wrote:
> On Thursday, 15 May 2014 01:27:56 UTC-5, inf...@gmail.com  wrote:
> > On Monday, 12 May 2014 09:58:30 UTC+2, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki  wrote:On 
> > 12.05.2014 00:43, inf...@gmail.com wrote:
> > 
> > > On 12/05/14 00:38, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> > 
> > >>
> > 
> > >> ..
> > 
> > >> Looks more like some missing package (linux-firmware?). On my fc20
> > 
> > >> template
> > 
> > >> there is /lib/firmware/rtl_nic...
> > 
> > >>
> > 
> > >>> Aha, indeed
> > 
> > >>>
> > 
> > >>> when I do a "sudo yum install linux-firmware" it begins to install but
> > 
> > >>> fails with:
> > 
> > >>>
> > 
> > >>> Error unpacking rpm package 
> > >>> linux-firmware-20140317-37.gitdec41bce.fc2noarch
> > 
> > >>> error: unpacking of archive failed on file /usr/lib/firmware/updates: 
> > >>> cpio:
> > 
> > >>> chmod
> > 
> > >>>
> > 
> > >>> ?
> > 
> > >> Ah, I see... That symlink is leftover from times where firmwares were 
> > >> provided
> > 
> > >> by dom0. Now you can simply remove it and retry package installation.
> > 
> > >> The next qubes-core-vm package will also remove that link.
> > 
> > > 
> > 
> > > Sorry, am still Linux doofus, what exactly should I do?
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > sudo rm /usr/lib/firmware/updates
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > So that worked :-) :-)
> > 
> > For anyone with an 8168 chip (until the update kicks in), best procedure 
> > (assuming have WiFi as well)..
> > 
> > 1) disable 8168 network adapters in BIOS (necessary - it interferes with 
> > WiFi), get the WiFi connection going
> > 2) in the Template VM, remove the symlink as above
> > 3) sudo yum install linux-firmware
> > 4) update Template VM, and dom0
> > 5) reboot, re-enable 8168 network adapter in BIOS
> > 
> > The wired network should now settle immediately, and seems to run fine on 
> > standard r8169 (sic)
> > 
> > CB
> 
> All,
> 
> Am having the following issues on R3.2 and just cannot get the Ethernet 
> connection working (8188CE WiFi is fine!):
> 
> [user@sys-net ~]$ sudo journalctl | grep r8169
> Nov 25 08:46:17 sys-net kernel: r8169 Gigabit Ethernet driver 2.3LK-NAPI 
> loaded
> Nov 25 08:46:17 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0: Xen PCI mapped GSI16 to 
> IRQ22
> Nov 25 08:46:17 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 eth0: RTL8168e/8111e at 
> 0xffffc900002f4000, 28:92:4a:2a:8d:16, XID 0c200000 IRQ 23
> Nov 25 08:46:17 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 eth0: jumbo features 
> [frames: 9200 bytes, tx checksumming: ko]
> Nov 25 08:46:18 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 enp0s0: renamed from eth0
> Nov 25 08:46:28 sys-net NetworkManager[543]: <info>  (enp0s0): new Ethernet 
> device (carrier: OFF, driver: 'r8169', ifindex: 2)
> Nov 25 08:46:28 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full 
> (sz: 16383 bytes)
> Nov 25 08:46:28 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 enp0s0: Failed to map RX 
> DMA!
> Nov 25 09:27:32 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full 
> (sz: 16383 bytes)
> Nov 25 09:27:32 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 enp0s0: Failed to map RX 
> DMA!
> Nov 25 09:27:32 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full 
> (sz: 16383 bytes)
> Nov 25 09:27:32 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 enp0s0: Failed to map RX 
> DMA!
> Nov 25 10:25:17 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full 
> (sz: 16383 bytes)
> Nov 25 10:25:17 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 enp0s0: Failed to map RX 
> DMA!
> Nov 25 10:26:13 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full 
> (sz: 16383 bytes)
> Nov 25 10:26:13 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 enp0s0: Failed to map RX 
> DMA!
> Nov 25 10:47:16 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0: swiotlb buffer is full 
> (sz: 16383 bytes)
> Nov 25 10:47:16 sys-net kernel: r8169 0000:00:00.0 enp0s0: Failed to map RX 
> DMA!
> [user@sys-net ~]$ 

Try increasing swiotlb parameter on sys-net kernel cmdline. See here:
https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/assigning-devices/#possible-issues

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Best Regards,
Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
Invisible Things Lab
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