Thread: Need help in installing linux drivers Intel(R) 82566DM-2 gigabit ethernet connection
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Old 05-29-2008, 10:42 PM
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Default Need help for installing NIC
Hi Vivek,

Thanks a ton for your only reply.

I did what you wrote.

I tried manually loading the e1000 module with modprobe and it didn't complain, but I still have no eth0. When I used the "system-config-network" GUI, I added manually specified the an "Intel EtherExpress/1000 gigabit" device, but when I tried to Activate it I got the message: "e1000 device does not seem to be present, delaying initialization"

however i downloaded the linux drivers for the same NIC and i have to install and make it work. this is what i think. sorry if i am wrong.

Vivek...could you please help in installing the drivers, step by step.

Thanks soo much

Praveen Jaya.P



Quote:
Originally Posted by nixcraft View Post
The driver is inbuilt into kernel. Just type ifconfig to see if you can see eth0. Else type
Code:
     modprobe e1000
ifconfig
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