trouble with Intel 82541 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Rick Stevens rstevens at vitalstream.com
Tue Feb 15 19:18:57 UTC 2005


Andreas Sokov wrote:
> Здравствуйте, redhat-install-list.
> 
> I was get so trouble like below :
> 
> 
>>On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 04:42, Mark G. Spencer wrote:
>>
>>>I just installed Red Hat 9 on a MSI 875P Neo-FIS2R motherboard.  It has
>>>"Onboard Intel Gigabit LAN", "5.1 Channel Audio", and an ATI Radeon 9200
>>>video card.
>>>
>>>I'm sure I can resolve the audio and video so I'm not too worried about
>>>them.  The ethernet not being detected though is a big problem, since
>>>updating the machine would be most efficient connected to my network!
>>>
>>>Any ideas on how to get this ethernet chipset recognized and functional in a
>>>fresh (all packages selected) install of RH9?  I have a floppy and CD drive
>>>on this machine so I can burn/copy drivers and whatever else necessary to
>>>removable media to get the ethernet up.
>>
>>Could you supply more details on the ethernet chipset on your
>>motherboard?
>>
>>My system is working fine with the following....
>>
>>Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller
>>(rev 02)
>>
>>using the e1000 driver with RH9.
>>
>>Ed
>>-- 
>>"An opinion is like an asshole - everybody has one."
>>    - Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, The Dead Pool - 1988
> 
> 
> I has SUPERMICRO MB P4SCE-O (P4SCSA)
> with Intel 82541 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
> (exactly 82541 ! not 82540 or 82543 it is suported ok but not mine
> 82541 !!! )
> 
> AND it can not see by kernel !!!
> 
> Who can resolve this trouble ?

Try forcing the system to try the e1000 driver.  After booting,
try "modprobe e1000".  If the driver loads, you should edit the
/etc/modules.conf file and add a line:

	alias eth0 e1000
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