# \[SOLVED\] Ethernet module doesn't work - 12th Gen intel with Fedora 37

**URL:** <https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245>\
**Category:** Linux\
**Created:** [January 10, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245 "2023-01-10T15:38:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 13\
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**Author:** ![Leorat\_Matthieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@Leorat\_Matthieu](https://community.frame.work/u/Leorat_Matthieu)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/1 "2023-01-10T15:38:24Z")

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Hello,

I just install a fresh fedora 37 on my new frame.work laptop.  
And when I plug my RJ45 cable in the module, nothing happen.

The network parameter panel said the cable is unplugged.

I tested the cable with another laptop, and the it is working fine.

sudo lsusb said:

```auto
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 27c6:609c Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co.,Ltd. Goodix USB2.0 MISC
Bus 003 Device 002: ID 32ac:0002 Framework HDMI Expansion Card
Bus 003 Device 004: ID 8087:0032 Intel Corp. AX210 Bluetooth
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bda:8156 Realtek Semiconductor Corp. USB 10/100/1G/2.5G LAN
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

```

How can i make it work ?

Regards,  
Matthieu

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**Author:** ![delta\_v](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/delta_v/32/13264_2.png) [@delta\_v](https://community.frame.work/u/delta_v)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/2 "2023-01-10T15:45:23Z")

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I am not that great at Linux(I play around but not much more) but if you can lets try and make sure that this isn’t a driver issue.

if you have another system with fedora 37 on it go and plug in the card on it, and see if it works, if it does I would reinstall the drivers for Ethernet.

if that doesn’t work I would try and live boot into a different Distro(or fedora would also work) and see if it is working.  
hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![Leorat\_Matthieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@Leorat\_Matthieu](https://community.frame.work/u/Leorat_Matthieu)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/3 "2023-01-10T16:05:07Z")

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Hello delta\_v, thanks for taking some time to answer me.

During laptop boot, 2 leds are blinking.  
Then on the fedora login screen, the leds are off.

On a usb live with fedora 37, it is working fine, i have the network with the ethernet module.

It means it is a driver issue on my Fedora installation ?  
How can i reinstall it ? (if it is the solution)

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**Author:** ![Anachron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc8723/32.png) [@Anachron](https://community.frame.work/u/Anachron)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/4 "2023-01-10T18:12:26Z")

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@Leorat_Matthieu can you please check your `dmesg` for kernel messages related to your ethernet card?

Please paste them here or use a pastebin service.

Also, please tell us the result of `ip addr`.

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**Author:** ![delta\_v](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/delta_v/32/13264_2.png) [@delta\_v](https://community.frame.work/u/delta_v)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/5 "2023-01-10T18:30:13Z")

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I don’t have a concrete idea of how to fix the driver issue, but first I would try running the code `sudo dnf up`, I use more Debian based Distros but this should upgrade all the packages to the latest version. reboot and make sure that it is working. If it is still not working I would try and re-flash your USB with a Fedora 37 ISO and install it again(this probably will take like 30 minutes).  
The lights on boot up are usually normal(I don’t own a framework yet so I don’t know for sure but that wouldn’t be a cause for worry)  
Have you used `ifconfig` ? this should say if you can see the realtek adapter as an eth(0,1,2…ect.) connection(if you share the results remember to **delete** your IP address from the results). If it shows up try and plug it in and see if it works. Otherwise reinstall Fedora.  
Unfortunately I don’t know how to install drivers on Fedora, but there might a be a ‘device manager’ in one of your apps that controls drivers, I would check and see if you can change the driver to a different one.  
I hope this works

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**Author:** ![Leorat\_Matthieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@Leorat\_Matthieu](https://community.frame.work/u/Leorat_Matthieu)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 7:23pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/6 "2023-01-10T19:23:56Z")

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There is the result of the commands you talked about

```auto
[matthieu@fedora ~]$ dmesg | grep '2-1.2\|2-4'
[2.024830] usb 2-4: new SuperSpeed USB device number 2 using xhci_hcd
[2.038229] usb 2-4: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8156, bcdDevice=31.04
[2.038235] usb 2-4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=6
[2.038237] usb 2-4: Product: USB 10/100/1G/2.5G LAN
[2.038239] usb 2-4: Manufacturer: Realtek
[2.038240] usb 2-4: SerialNumber: 4013000001
[2.816798] cdc_ncm 2-4:2.0: MAC-Address: 9c:bf:0d:00:1e:5f
[2.816808] cdc_ncm 2-4:2.0: setting rx_max = 16384
[2.816850] cdc_ncm 2-4:2.0: setting tx_max = 16384
[2.817199] cdc_ncm 2-4:2.0 eth0: register 'cdc_ncm' at usb-0000:00:0d.0-4, CDC NCM (NO ZLP), 9c:bf:0d:00:1e:5f
[2.824282] cdc_ncm 2-4:2.0 enp0s13f0u4c2: renamed from eth0
[39.141725] mei_hdcp 0000:00:16.0-b638ab7e-94e2-4ea2-a552-d1c54b627f04: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_hdcp_component_ops [i915])
[3126.479327] mei_hdcp 0000:00:16.0-b638ab7e-94e2-4ea2-a552-d1c54b627f04: bound 0000:00:02.0 (ops i915_hdcp_component_ops [i915])
[4888.431081] usb 2-1.2: new SuperSpeed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[4888.444100] usb 2-1.2: New USB device found, idVendor=0bda, idProduct=8153, bcdDevice=30.11
[4888.444115] usb 2-1.2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=6
[4888.444120] usb 2-1.2: Product: USB 10/100/1000 LAN
[4888.444123] usb 2-1.2: Manufacturer: Realtek
[4888.444127] usb 2-1.2: SerialNumber: 000002000000
[4889.096790] usb 2-1.2: reset SuperSpeed USB device number 4 using xhci_hcd
[4889.110289] usb 2-1.2: Dell TB16 Dock, disable RX aggregation
[4889.138202] r8152 2-1.2:1.0: load rtl8153a-3 v2 02/07/20 successfully
[4889.162252] r8152 2-1.2:1.0 eth0: v1.12.13
[4889.708607] r8152 2-1.2:1.0 enp0s13f0u1u2: renamed from eth0

```

```auto
[matthieu@fedora ~]$ ip addr
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
    inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
    inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp0s13f0u4c2: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 9c:bf:0d:00:1e:5f brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
3: wlp166s0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 8c:f8:c5:ee:0a:66 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
    inet 192.168.2.8/24 brd 192.168.2.255 scope global dynamic noprefixroute wlp166s0
       valid_lft 79400sec preferred_lft 79400sec
    inet6 2a01:cb15:81a3:4000:a3fa:9ca1:dc5e:2d0d/64 scope global dynamic noprefixroute 
       valid_lft 1798sec preferred_lft 598sec
    inet6 fe80::cabd:9c3f:1b0b:76a4/64 scope link noprefixroute 
       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
4: enp0s13f0u1u2: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc fq_codel state DOWN group default qlen 1000
    link/ether 8c:ec:4b:f9:e8:7c brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

```

```auto
[matthieu@fedora ~]$ ifconfig
enp0s13f0u1u2: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        ether 8c:ec:4b:f9:e8:7c txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
        RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
        TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

enp0s13f0u4c2: flags=4099<UP,BROADCAST,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        ether 9c:bf:0d:00:1e:5f txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
        RX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
        TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
        TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

lo: flags=73<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING> mtu 65536
        inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 255.0.0.0
        inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128 scopeid 0x10<host>
        loop txqueuelen 1000 (Boucle locale)
        RX packets 38 bytes 3830 (3.7 KiB)
        RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
        TX packets 38 bytes 3830 (3.7 KiB)
        TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

wlp166s0: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
        inet 192.168.2.8 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.2.255
        inet6 ***** prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x0<global>
        inet6 **** prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x20<link>
        ether 8c:f8:c5:ee:0a:66 txqueuelen 1000 (Ethernet)
        RX packets 1759187 bytes 2522784849 (2.3 GiB)
        RX errors 0 dropped 617 overruns 0 frame 0
        TX packets 465291 bytes 55210606 (52.6 MiB)
        TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

```

sudo dnf up said that every thing is up to date

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**Author:** ![mcz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mcz](https://community.frame.work/u/mcz)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/7 "2023-01-10T20:02:03Z")

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Hi,  
Did you install TLP or a similar service that saves battery life? USB Autosuspend might bei turned on for the device.

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Hartley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/matt_hartley/32/13623_2.png) [@Matt\_Hartley](https://community.frame.work/u/Matt_Hartley)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/8 "2023-01-10T21:53:06Z")

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Is TLP installed?  
Also, do you see this in the logs?

> usb 2-3: USB disconnect, device number 74 xhci\_hcd 0000:00:0d.0: WARN Set TR Deq Ptr cmd failed due to incorrect slot or ep state. cdc\_ncm 2-3:2.0 enx9cbf0d000e38: unregister ‘cdc\_ncm’ usb-0000:00:0d.0-3, CDC NCM xhci\_hcd 0000:00:0d.0: WARN Set TR Deq Ptr cmd failed due to incorrect slot or ep state.

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**Author:** ![Leorat\_Matthieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@Leorat\_Matthieu](https://community.frame.work/u/Leorat_Matthieu)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/10 "2023-01-11T08:00:33Z")

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Hello,  
By removing TLP, ethernet module works  
There no mention uf usb disconnected in dmesg logs

Reinstalling TLP stop ethernet module.

Following [Getting started with Linux - Framework Guides](https://guides.frame.work/Wiki/Framework_Support_Linux_Expectations_Guide) 3.3 section, i disable gnome power profiles

```auto
sudo systemctl stop power-profiles-daemon.service

sudo systemctl disable power-profiles-daemon.service

sudo systemctl mask power-profiles-daemon.service

```

then reboot but it is still off

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**Author:** ![mcz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@mcz](https://community.frame.work/u/mcz)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/11 "2023-01-11T18:15:17Z")

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Hi,  
Just edit your /etc/tlp.conf configuration file and include the line USB\_DENYLIST=“0bda:8156”

There are examples in that configuration file, please check the syntax in case I got it wrong (just from memory)

After a reboot the card should work.

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**Author:** ![Leorat\_Matthieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@Leorat\_Matthieu](https://community.frame.work/u/Leorat_Matthieu)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2023, 7:10pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/12 "2023-01-11T19:10:48Z")

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It works perfectly, thank you 🙂  
(And our memory was good, it is the right syntax)  
To quote the configuration file:

```auto
# Exclude listed devices from USB autosuspend (separate with spaces).
# Use lsusb to get the ids.
# Note: input devices (usbhid) and libsane-supported scanners are excluded
# automatically.
# Default: <none>

#USB_DENYLIST="1111:2222 3333:4444"

```

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**Author:** ![Matt\_Hartley](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/matt_hartley/32/13623_2.png) [@Matt\_Hartley](https://community.frame.work/u/Matt_Hartley)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2023, 11:48pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/13 "2023-01-20T23:48:00Z")

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Thank you @mcz

Marking solved. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Joey\_Boon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/community.frame.work/joey_boon/32/6324_2.png) [@Joey\_Boon](https://community.frame.work/u/Joey_Boon)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://community.frame.work/t/solved-ethernet-module-doesnt-work-12th-gen-intel-with-fedora-37/26245/14 "2023-04-02T13:57:29Z")

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Just wanted to thank you for posting this! Saved me a lot of troubleshooting!