> > 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