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 * install e1000e driver to Linux kernel

 = e1000e =
 * Intel Gigabit CT Desktop Adapter
   * x1 PCI-Express
   * lspci
{{{
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82574L Gigabit Network Connection
}}}

 == Ubuntu ==
 * install e1000e driver to Ubuntu Hardy

 * [http://masaoo.blogspot.com/2009/06/dell-optiplex-760-intel-82567lm-3.html まさおのブログ (表): Dell OPTIPLEX 760 の Intel 82567LM-3 (e1000e) を Linux で動作させる方法]
 * [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+source/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24/+bug/322737 Bug #322737 in linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24 (Ubuntu Hardy): “e1000e-ich9m: no wired ethernet adapter Intel 82567LM Dell E6500 @ ubuntu 8.04”]

 === kernel spec ===
 * uname -a
{{{
Linux HOSTNAME 2.6.24-24-server #1 SMP Fri Sep 18 16:47:05 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
}}}

 * aptitude show linux-image-2.6.24-24-server | head
{{{
Package: linux-image-2.6.24-24-server
State: installed
Automatically installed: yes
Version: 2.6.24-24.61
}}}

 === requirement ===
 * sudo aptitude install -R build-essential linux-libc-dev linux-headers-`uname -r`
{{{
The following NEW packages will be automatically installed:
  g++ g++-4.2 gcc gcc-4.2 libc6-dev libgomp1 libstdc++6-4.2-dev
  linux-headers-2.6.24-24
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  build-essential g++ g++-4.2 gcc gcc-4.2 libc6-dev libgomp1
  libstdc++6-4.2-dev linux-headers-2.6.24-24 linux-headers-2.6.24-24-server
  linux-libc-dev
0 packages upgraded, 11 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
}}}

 * [http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_Desc.aspx?agr=Y&DwnldID=15817&lang=eng Network Adapter Driver for PCI-E Gigabit Network Connections under Linux*]
   * The e1000e.x.x.x.x.tar.gz is designed to work with the IntelR 82571/2/3/4/7 PCI-E family of gigabit adapters and 82566/7 controllers.
   * wget http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15817/eng/e1000e-1.0.2.5.tar.gz

 === make & install ===
 * tar zxvf e1000e-1.0.2.5.tar.gz
 * cd e1000e-1.0.2.5/src/
 * ~/e1000e-1.0.2.5/src$ make
 * ~/e1000e-1.0.2.5/src$ sudo make install
{{{
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-server/build SUBDIRS=/home/mitty/e1000e-1.0.2.5/src modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-24-server'
  Building modules, stage 2.
  MODPOST 1 modules
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.24-24-server'
gzip -c ../e1000e.7 > e1000e.7.gz
# remove all old versions of the driver
find /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-server -name e1000e.ko -exec rm -f {} \; || true
find /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-server -name e1000e.ko.gz -exec rm -f {} \; || true
install -D -m 644 e1000e.ko /lib/modules/2.6.24-24-server/kernel/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko
/sbin/depmod -a || true
install -D -m 644 e1000e.7.gz /usr/share/man/man7/e1000e.7.gz
man -c -P'cat > /dev/null' e1000e || true
man:
cannot write to /var/cache/man/cat7/e1000e.7.gz in catman mode
e1000e.
}}}

 * sudo vim /etc/modules
{{{
e1000e
}}}