Attempting to install CentOS on a new MSI MB (MS 9618), which uses the subject controllers. There are two controllers on the board, seems as though only one can be used. I have to manually init, using ifconfig eth0, to use it.

I understand that the Ethernet controller drivers are not available. Is there any news on this or a possible date when drivers will be incorporated into the install.

lspci reads; 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 03) 04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82573V Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)

I find that on bootup the Intel boot loader indicates that The Ethernet port is corrupted or not initalized, now I assume that the boot loader is in the ROM, as it comes up early in the boot process.

Dmesg says;

Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Driver - version 6.0.54-k2-NAPI Copyright (c) 1999-2004 Intel Corporation. ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:03:00.0[A] -> GSI 10 (level, low) -> IRQ 10 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:03:00.0 to 64 divert: allocating divert_blk for eth0 e1000: eth0: e1000_probe: Intel(R) PRO/1000 Network Connection ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:04:00.0[A] -> GSI 11 (level, low) -> IRQ 11 PCI: Setting latency timer of device 0000:04:00.0 to 64 e1000: 0000:04:00.0: e1000_probe: The EEPROM Checksum Is Not Valid e1000: probe of 0000:04:00.0 failed with error -5