Ubuntu: echo "blacklist r8169" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf Debian: echo "blacklist r8169" >> /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist
Then we force the kernel to include the driver in the initrd. This also ensures, that the new r8168 module is loaded before the r8169 module.
echo "r8168" >> /etc/initramfs-tools/modules
And rebuild the initrd
update-initramfs -v -u -k `uname -r`
Now you can reboot to activate the driver.
After a kernel update the driver might need to be recompiled.]]