HPE ProLiant ML10 Gen9 Server

[J. L.]

On 12.10.2017 22:59, J wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 12, 2017 at 1:56 PM, J. L. <jl.ffm at gmx.net> wrote:
>> On 12.10.2017 16:19, william drescher wrote:
>>> On 10/12/2017 8:13 AM, Xen wrote:
>>>> william drescher schreef op 12-10-2017 13:36:
>>>>> My development server motherboard died.  So this time, instead of
>>
>>>> Do you need to have LAN support before installation?
>>>>
>>>
>>> No, just makes it easier
>>
>> You're absolutely sure that the above mentioned nic is really enabled in
>> the BIOS? And really "working" (with / under another OS)?
>>
>> Perhaps You can / should check this with another read-only distribution
>> like Knoppix for example.
>>
>> Good luck! :-)
>>
>> J. L.
>>
>> PS:
>> If all fails You can get for example very well supported Intel-NICs on
>> ebay for (significantly) under 10 € oder $ as well ... ;-)
> 
> He should also try the 16.04 and/or 16.03.3 installer just to see if
> the 4.4 or later kernel has the support.  From what I could tell, that
> model has an newer Intel NIC and if he's using the older 14.04
> installing with the 3.13 kernel, the support just may not be there.

At least this modell is not listed as supported by 14.04:
https://certification.ubuntu.com/server/models/?release=14.04%20LTS&vendors=HPE

Which does not necessarily that it isn't supported as it isn't listed
under 16.04 either:
https://certification.ubuntu.com/server/models/?release=16.04%20LTS&vendors=HPE

Perhaps the TO might or should have looked at these links before his
buying decision. Sorry!

And the built-in NIC isn't listed here either:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/HardwareSupportComponentsWiredNetworkCardsIntel

Sorry, but the TO seems to be out of luck.