ODROID H2+ plus H2 Net Card - Realtek r8125 drivers

[garyd (Gary Donnison)]

I did have some success using these instructions:

2.5 Gbps realtek

Not sure if this is the correct process, but I submitted a bug report (request) to include the Realtek RTL8125 kernel module. I see this being a more requested enhancement for people using gigabit+ internet connections, which is becoming more common at least in the US with newer cable modems supporting 2.5 gbps network connections. https://bugzilla.ipfire.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12559 I would be willing to try upgrading the linux kernel to kernel-5.9.9-ipfire-x86_64.tar.xz, but do not have the kno…

And the experimental kernel from here:

https://people.ipfire.org/~arne_f/highly-experimental/x86_64/

It loaded the kernel (with one ‘FATAL’ error), but it recognised the 6 Realtek NICs. I was able to assign zones to them but… it seems as though the DHCP is not working correctly (I assume?). I was unable to find the IPfire installation and log in to the Web UI.

I am a noob at Linux. Any thoughts welcome!