Bug 242704 – cannot install gentoo on ich10 motherboard with 82567LF ethernet chip because no kernel source

• Status: RESOLVED FIXED
• Product: Gentoo Release Media

[Description Harris Landgarten 2008-10-19 03:19:02 UTC]

I am trying to install 2008.0-r1 for AMD64 on a mini Intel ICH10 motherboard with an 82567LF-2 ethernet chip. The e1000e module on the install CDs is too old and does not work. I have the latest driver source from the Intel site but cannot build a module on the LiveCD because there is no kernel source. I also cannot build the module on another machine because 2.6.24-r7 is no longer in the tree. I cannot get another nic into the machine because of the chassis. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Reproducible: Always

[Comment 1 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) 2008-10-19 03:30:25 UTC]

If it just needs a newer kernel, this will automatically be fixed with the next round of media. In the mean time, you can install from a Knoppix CD (or any CD that gives you a working bash prompt).

[Comment 2 Harris Landgarten 2008-10-19 03:33:44 UTC]

Do you know of a live cd with 2.6.26 or 2.6.27 with lvm2 on it?

[Comment 3 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) 2008-10-19 08:40:11 UTC]

http://www.sysresccd.org/Beta-x86

[Comment 4 Harris Landgarten 2008-10-20 11:12:01 UTC]

Thanks, that did the trick

[Comment 5 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) 2009-05-03 17:19:22 UTC]

The installcd autobuilds are currently using a 2.6.28 kernel.