[Bug 1895008] Re: software updater removes realtek r8125 driver and installs incorrect r8169 driver

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Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

** Changed in: unattended-upgrades (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Confirmed

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Title:
  software updater removes realtek r8125 driver and installs incorrect
  r8169 driver

Status in unattended-upgrades package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Release: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS
  Package: Software Updater

  I have a "MSI MPG B550 Gaming Edge Wifi" motherboard which requires
  Realtek Driver r8125.

  When the weekly update runs, it automatically replaces the correct
  driver with version r8169. This causes the Ethernet connection to not
  work at all.

  Fix: Manually remove r8169 driver and reinstall the Realtek r8125
  driver downloaded from Realtek website.

  Additionally, I have tried to blacklist the r8169 driver in
  /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf as

  # Blacklist bad ethernet driver
  blacklist r8169

  This caused the updater to remove the r8125 driver, but not replace it
  with anything (as far as I can tell).

  There are no files under /var/log/dist-upgrade (directory is empty).

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