Hoary doesn't detect network card (Thinkpad T20)

[Jonathan McLoughlin]

Try 
lsmod | grep e1000

I believe you need the e1000 module, unsure why this isn't being
detected and loaded, try 'modprobe e1000' and then
/etc/inet.d/networking restart

On 5/3/05, Nathan Jones <nathanj at optimo.com.au> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Any suggestions on how I can get Hoary to detect my network card?
> 
> I can tell it's not doing so, because:
> 
> - ifconfig only shows lo, not eth0
> - System -> Administration -> Networking has no Ethernet connection
>   and no Add button.
> - The "Configuring Network Interfaces" step during startup completes
>   immediately. (Paused under Warty whilst looking for the network.)
> - I also tried a LiveCD and got the same symptoms.
> 
> About my system:
> 
> - Thinkpad T20 notebook with built-in network card.
> - % lspci | grep Ethernet
>   0000:00:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9
>     [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 09)
> - Under Warty it successfully got a connection, configured via DHCP.
> 
> What I've found so far:
> 
> - A message on this list from Bryan Murdock (Apr 11) noting the same
>   problem with a T20 (hence the CC), but the thread didn't go far.
> - Other people have had network issues, but they all seem to have an
>   eth0 to start with.
> 
> Hoary is otherwise very nice, so any pointers much appreciated. :-)
> 
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> Nathan Jones
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