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I am new to linux and i attempted to switch from ubuntu feisty to debian etch. But i experienced following problem:
When installing the installer told me (after choosing my keyboard layout) that he did not recognize my ethernet card and i may choose it out of a long list.
Well, i did find my ethernet card but still I was not able to install the proper driver as when I selected then card and pressed enter nothing happened. Trying to configure my notwork connections ended up with the message: (something like) previous steps missing. :-(

Well, long story short, i'd appreciate your help (if there's any) and i'll try to provide more information if neccesary.

Kind regards

Name of my Ethernet Card:
Integrated Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet

Name of my laptop:
Lenovo Thinkpad T60

Link to my laptop:
http://www.laptopbroker.com/product/index.cfm?stock=100084

P.S.: I'm not a native speaker.

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Thinkpad T60 Ethernet

Submitted by pinniped on Sat, 2007-06-16 17:10.

Intel gigabit uses the 'e1000' driver.

1. press [alt][F2] to get a second terminal
2. modprobe e1000 (to load the driver)
3. press [alt][F1] to return to the installer
4. select 'network setup' again

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Thinkpad T60 Ethernet

Submitted by bracador on Sun, 2007-06-17 03:34.

Thanks man.

Edit: Does this work from any path or do i need to enter an other path with "cd"?
As when i just tried my old problem did not disappear even though i opened another console and typed the command.

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Thinkpad T60 Ethernet

Submitted by pinniped on Sun, 2007-06-17 04:43.

Are you going through the install steps in sequence or skipping some? Just to check if the driver is working correctly:

1. do that 'modprobe e1000'
2. ifconfig eth0 up 192.168.0.1
3. ifconfig eth0

If the driver is the correct one then the last 'ifconfig' should report that you have an interface set to use the IP number 192.168.0.1

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Thinkpad T60 Ethernet

Submitted by bracador on Mon, 2007-06-18 09:06.

Well, here what i did:

Choose Language: ok
Location: ok
Keyboard Layout: ok
Detect cd-rom drive: ok
Load installation components: ok
Detect Network Hardware: no ethernet card was found

ALT+F2 (open console)
Return (activate console)

~#modprobe e1000
~#ifconfig eth0 up 192.168.0.1
SIOCGIFFLAGS: No such device
SIOCSIFADDR: No such device
~#ifcongif eth0
ifconfig: eth0: error fetching interface information Device not found

Edit: Skipped that part and activated ethernet card on desktop. Can get wired but no wireless connections.

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Thinkpad T60 Ethernet

Submitted by pinniped on Mon, 2007-06-18 17:11.

I'm confused now - do you want to configure your laptop with a wire or with wireless? Setting up a wireless connection takes much more work and may not even be possible with the installer (it depends on the hardware). The 'e1000' driver will only work for whatever computer has a compatible Intel Gigabit interface.

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Also problems with e1000 driver

Submitted by axeluhl on Wed, 2007-07-11 18:28.

I have a similar problem with the e1000 driver, but also in a similar setup with the r8169 driver. The drivers each load ok. But when it comes to configuring the interface, they claim the device was not found. This holds for a NetGear GA311 with the r8169 driver as well as for an Intel Pro/100 Gigabit adapter with the e1000 driver (tried both 2.6.19 kernel's standard driver as well as that from the Intel website).

My board is an ASRock 4CoreDual with an integrated VIA Rhine-II NIC. I've also tried to disable the on-board NIC with no change. Any ideas?

-- Axel

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