intel network drivers

**DenisCooper** · 05-22-2009

using ubuntu 9.04 on an hp 8530w laptop. All works fine apart from not having any ethernet. The built in card is an intel nic.

I've tried following the readme for the drivers from intel but getting no luck - details below:

sudo modprobe e1000e.ko
FATAL: Module e1000e.ko not found.

**jayd512** · 05-22-2009

Most intel drivers, especially for a NIC, should already be installed.
What is the output of

Code:

lspci -nn
lsmod
ifconfig -a

**DenisCooper** · 05-22-2009

denis@denis-laptop:/$ lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset Memory Controller Hub [8086:2a40] (rev 07)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Mobile 4 Series Chipset PCI Express Graphics Port [8086:2a41] (rev 07)
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82567LM Gigabit Network Connection [8086:10f5] (rev 03)
00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 03)
00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 03)
00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 03)
00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 03)
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 03)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 03)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2942] (rev 03)
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:2944] (rev 03)
00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 5 [8086:2948] (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 03)
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 03)
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 03)
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev 93)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation ICH9M-E LPC Interface Controller [8086:2917] (rev 03)
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation ICH9M/M-E SATA AHCI Controller [8086:2929] (rev 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Quadro FX 770M [10de:065c] (rev a1)
03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless WiFi Link 5300 [8086:4236]
86:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C832 IEEE 1394 Controller [1180:0832] (rev 06)
86:09.1 SD Host controller [0805]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C822 SD/SDIO/MMC/MS/MSPro Host Adapter [1180:0822] (rev 25)
86:09.2 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C843 MMC Host Controller [1180:0843] (rev 14)
86:09.3 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd R5C592 Memory Stick Bus Host Adapter [1180:0592] (rev 14)
86:09.4 System peripheral [0880]: Ricoh Co Ltd xD-Picture Card Controller [1180:0852] (rev bb)
86:09.5 CardBus bridge [0607]: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II [1180:0476] (rev ff)

**DenisCooper** · 05-22-2009

denis@denis-laptop:/$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
e1000 173508 0
nls_iso8859_1 13440 1
nls_cp437 15104 1
vfat 21120 1
fat 65592 1 vfat
binfmt_misc 18572 1
bridge 63904 0
stp 11140 1 bridge
bnep 22912 2
vmnet 53964 13
vmblock 23632 3
vmci 65192 0
vmmon 85328 0
input_polldev 12688 0
lp 19588 0
pata_pcmcia 22656 1
mmc_block 19464 2
arc4 10240 2
snd_hda_intel 557364 3
ecb 11392 2
snd_pcm_oss 52352 0
snd_mixer_oss 24960 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 99336 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss
snd_seq_dummy 11524 0
snd_seq_oss 41984 0
iwlagn 114820 0
iwlcore 106496 1 iwlagn
snd_seq_midi 15744 0
snd_rawmidi 33920 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event 16512 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
leds_hp_disk 11400 0
uvcvideo 69512 0
snd_seq 66272 6 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_mid i_event
led_class 13064 2 iwlcore,leds_hp_disk
pcmcia 47640 1 pata_pcmcia
compat_ioctl32 18304 1 uvcvideo
snd_timer 34064 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq
snd_seq_device 16276 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi ,snd_seq
mac80211 251144 2 iwlagn,iwlcore
videodev 45184 2 uvcvideo,compat_ioctl32
tpm_infineon 18748 0
tpm 25920 1 tpm_infineon
ppdev 16904 0
joydev 20864 0
snd 78792 15 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,sn d_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_de vice
soundcore 16800 1 snd
video 29204 7
v4l1_compat 23940 2 uvcvideo,videodev
tpm_bios 15360 1 tpm
intel_agp 39408 0
parport_pc 45096 1
parport 49584 3 lp,ppdev,parport_pc
sdhci_pci 16896 0
sdhci 27396 1 sdhci_pci
ricoh_mmc 12544 0
psmouse 64028 0
pcspkr 11136 0
serio_raw 14468 0
iTCO_wdt 21712 0
iTCO_vendor_support 12420 1 iTCO_wdt
yenta_socket 35596 3
rsrc_nonstatic 19584 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 49188 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
lis3lv02d 19408 0
btusb 21784 2
snd_page_alloc 18704 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
nvidia 8127000 38
cfg80211 43168 3 iwlagn,iwlcore,mac80211
output 11648 1 video
ohci1394 42036 0
ieee1394 108288 1 ohci1394
e1000e 137392 0
fbcon 49792 0
tileblit 11264 1 fbcon
font 17024 1 fbcon
bitblit 14464 1 fbcon
softcursor 10368 1 bitblit

**DenisCooper** · 05-22-2009

denis@denis-laptop:/$ ifconfig
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:276 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:276 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:22664 (22.6 KB) TX bytes:22664 (22.6 KB)

vmnet1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:01
inet addr:192.168.237.1 Bcast:192.168.237.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:23 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

vmnet8 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:08
inet addr:172.16.3.1 Bcast:172.16.3.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:23 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

wlan0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:21:6a:38:ce:86
inet addr:192.168.0.5 Bcast:192.168.0.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::221:6aff:fe38:ce86/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:32753 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:18186 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:13910569 (13.9 MB) TX bytes:3706244 (3.7 MB)

wmaster0 Link encap:UNSPEC HWaddr 00-21-6A-38-CE-86-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

denis@denis-laptop:/$

**jayd512** · 05-22-2009

I see that the card is detected and the module is loaded:

Code:

denis@denis-laptop:/$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
e1000 173508 0

You're also showing 2 connections, both with IP addresses:

Code:

vmnet1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:01
inet addr:192.168.237.1 Bcast:192.168.237.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:23 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

vmnet8 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:50:56:c0:00:08
inet addr:172.16.3.1 Bcast:172.16.3.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:23 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:0 (0.0 B) TX bytes:0 (0.0 B)

Is this running in VM? Also, is it part of a VPN?

**HROAdmin26** · 05-22-2009

The e1000 module is loaded, but it doesn't work with this NIC. The vmnet networks are just virtuals created by VMWare. There is no eth0, which there would be if the correct module for the NIC was loaded.

You can unload the e1000 module:

Code:

modprobe -r e1000

1) Visit's Intel's site and download the latest driver - Intel 82567 Driver

2) Follow the install directions to compile the driver. You will need the build-essential package to compile.

Install README

Once compiled correctly, the module will be e1000e.

* I would also either rename the e1000.ko module or blacklist it so that it doesn't get loaded incorrectly.

* Modules are loaded by name *without* the .ko extension. "Modprobe e1000e"

**waterhead** · 05-22-2009

I have Ubuntu 9.04, and I was able to load the e1000e module by just using the modprobe command. I didn't have to install it, it is in the kernel.

Try removing the e1000 module, and loading the e1000e module.

Code:

sudo modprobe -r e1000

Code:

sudo modprobe e1000e

Now see if the network card will work.

**HROAdmin26** · 05-22-2009

Wouldn't surprise me, since OP may have been trying to load the module incorrectly...

Code:

sudo modprobe e1000e.ko
FATAL: Module e1000e.ko not found.

I am curious as to the version of e1000e bundled with 9.04. Can you check the module version?

Code:

filename:       /lib/modules/2.6.16.60-0.21-smp/kernel/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko
version:        0.5.18.3-NAPI
license:        GPL
description:    Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver

**jayd512** · 05-22-2009

Originally Posted by HROAdmin26

Once compiled correctly, the module will be e1000e.

Good eye! I mis-read that one!

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