Package: installation-reports Boot method: unetbootin (USB stick) Image version: debian-7.3.0-amd64-netinst.iso Date: 2013-01-04 15:00:00 CET Machine: ASUS Z87 PRO Processor: Intel Core i7-4770K Memory: 16 GB DDR3 Partitions: n/a Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): dev 8086 ven 153b (Intel I-217V Gigabit Ethernet Controller) Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [E] Configure network: [ ] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Clock/timezone setup: [ ] User/password setup: [ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Overall install: [ ] Comments/Problems: NETWORK based install fails at the only task it is supposed NOT to fail -- detecting and enabling network card. Package e1000e which should handle the onboard ethernet PHY is terribly outdated (version 1.x dated two years ago) and it does not recognize the onboard device. Latest version of e1000e driver dated July 9, 2013 is available from Intel in the form of source code: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?DwnldID=15817 It supports many new ethernet adapters present on latest generations of desktop mainboards. I really don't understand why it was not integrated into the kernel tree. I keep hearing "this year will be the year of Linux Desktop" for the last few years, yet many Linux distributions still fail on basic stuff like this. Please fix. -- Regards, Igor Levicki
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