While trying to update initramfs I encountered an error which took me quite sometime to fix. After trying various solutions this is what worked for me.
ERROR:
You can do a (Open your terminal & check):
To see if you have this problem.
Next Check which Realtek chipset you have using:
If you have an r8168 chipset go here:
Find the "r8168-8.039.00" drivers for Ubuntu/Linux in the 'Unix (Linux)' section of the page.
Download the r8168-8.039.00.tar.bz2 file to your linux box.
In the terminal go to the directory where you've downloaded the above file & Unpack the tarball :
Change to the extracted/unzipped directory:
If you are running the target kernel, then you should be able to do :
finally do another
to make sure the error goes away
reboot
ERROR:
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-2.fw for module r8169
W: Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8168d-1.fw for module r8169
You can do a (Open your terminal & check):
sudo update-initramfs -u
To see if you have this problem.
Next Check which Realtek chipset you have using:
lspci
If you have an r8168 chipset go here:
Find the "r8168-8.039.00" drivers for Ubuntu/Linux in the 'Unix (Linux)' section of the page.
Download the r8168-8.039.00.tar.bz2 file to your linux box.
In the terminal go to the directory where you've downloaded the above file & Unpack the tarball :
tar vjxf r8168-8.aaa.bb.tar.bz2
Change to the extracted/unzipped directory:
cd r8168-8.039.00
If you are running the target kernel, then you should be able to do :
sudo ./autorun.sh
finally do another
sudo update-initramfs -u
to make sure the error goes away
reboot
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