6.9.0/6.9.1 Network Issues

[Kudagra]

I've had a incredibly spotty network connection since upgrading to 6.9.0. I've tried adjusting my network settings by disabling bridging, swapping interface assignments, ect.. I've also attempted disabling each LAN port of my mobo individually to no avail. Any ideas of what else I could try?

 

If not, is there any way for me to rollback to 6.8.3 without a backup of my flash drive (dumb, I know)? I quickly upgraded to 6.9.1 (the same day I upgraded to 6.9.0) and have now lost the ability to rollback to 6.8.3 in the "Update OS" section.

 

Edited September 8, 2021 by Kudagra

[JorgeB]

3 hours ago, Kudagra said:

is there any way for me to rollback to 6.8.3

Just download v6.8 and extract all the bz* files to the flash drive overwriting existing ones, then reboot. 

[Kudagra]

On 3/19/2021 at 1:25 AM, JorgeB said:

Just download v6.8 and extract all the bz* files to the flash drive overwriting existing ones, then reboot. 

Thank you.

 

Downgraded to 6.8.3 and I'm back in business. I wish I could have figured out what was causing the issue in 6.9, though.

 

Heads up to anyone else downgrading- It unassigned my cache drive in the process, but I just reassigned it and started the array without any issue.

Edited March 23, 2021 by Kudagra

[JorgeB]

10 minutes ago, Kudagra said:

It unassigned my cache drive in the process

Yes, that's normal, it's in the release notes, but glad you sorted it.

[John_M]

5 minutes ago, Kudagra said:

I wish I could have figured out what was causing the issue in 6.9, though.

 

Perhaps your NIC isn't as well supported by the 5.10 kernel. I'm afraid I've never even heard of the Fenvi T919.

[Kudagra]

10 minutes ago, John_M said:

 

Perhaps your NIC isn't as well supported by the 5.10 kernel. I'm afraid I've never even heard of the Fenvi T919.

The Fenvi T919 is just a wifi/bluetooth card I passthrough (VFIO config) to my Mac VM for handoff and such. I use my x570 Aorus onboard Intel 1Gb/Realtek 2.5Gb ports for all my network connectivity.

 

Either way you're probably correct in regards to the lack of support.

[John_M]

1 minute ago, Kudagra said:

I use my x570 Aorus onboard Intel 1Gb/Realtek 2.5Gb ports for all my network connectivity.

 

the Intel ports should be ok. I know of issues with the Realtek drivers though.

[Kudagra]

19 minutes ago, John_M said:

 

the Intel ports should be ok. I know of issues with the Realtek drivers though.

I did try using only the Intel port to no avail (along with un-bridging and even disabling the realtek port altogether). But if Intel does have the support, it must be something else on my end causing the issue.

Edited March 23, 2021 by Kudagra

[John_M]

There are two types of Intel gigabit NIC, the older ones that use the e1000e driver that is pretty rock solid and the newer ones that use the igb driver that has had its ups and downs.