Re: module installation for Intel on-board NIC
Hi,
* Kenn Murrah <kenn4debian@thebytebusiness.com> [030129 09:45]:
> I 'm trying to install Debian woody
> on a Dell PowerEdge... all looks good except the NIC ... instructions seem
> to be for Red
> Hat 7.x only, about which it says, "There is native driver support for the
> integrated Intel 10/100/1000 NIC. To enable Linux support for the NIC,
> install the e1000.o module from (location given)" ....
I'm not familiar with the specifics here, but I'll describe what
usually works for me when trying to find and install a driver:
1. Use lspci (pciutils package) to find out exactly what your nic is.
% lspci
then look for the line that says "Ethernet Controller:"
2. Google for: "linux driver <what ever lspci said>"
This should tell you exactly what driver to use
3. Install the module for the driver suggested by googling.
a. If your kernel was compiled with this driver as a module then just
% modpobe <drivername>
(exclude the .o extension)
b. If your kernel does not have this driver as a module: compile your
own, or install one that does.
Have a look at kpkg for the first option and
"apt-get install kernel-image-*" for the 2nd option.
HTH,
Nick.
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