UPDATE: I have confirmed that this is not needed with Fedora 15 since the Fedora 15 kernel supports the onboard Intel 82579v network adapter by default.
NOTE: This is ONLY needed for Fedora 14. You do NOT have to do this for Fedora 15.
This is how I got the Intel 82579v Network adapter on my new Intel Sandy Bridge Asus P8P67 PRO motherboard working in Fedora 14 64-bit Live CD install.
Thanks to the guys, including Panther505, who assisted me with this on this thread (forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=257676)
I used the Fedora 14 Desktop Edition 64-bit live CD to install Fedora on my PC. These instructions are for that version. If you installed the 32-bit version, then you will need the equivalent 32-bit i386 or i686 RPM packages instead.
First, you will need a bunch of required Fedora RPM packages that are not installed by default with the Live CD install. Download the following RPM packages from this link to your USB drive. (download.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/14/Fedora/x86_64/os/Packages/)
Code:
binutils-2.20.51.0.7-5.fc14.x86_64.rpm
cloog-ppl-0.15.7-2.fc14.x86_64.rpm
cpp-4.5.1-4.fc14.x86_64.rpm
gcc-4.5.1-4.fc14.x86_64.rpm
glibc-2.12.90-17.x86_64.rpm
glibc-common-2.12.90-17.x86_64.rpm
glibc-devel-2.12.90-17.x86_64.rpm
glibc-headers-2.12.90-17.x86_64.rpm
kernel-devel-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64.rpm
kernel-headers-2.6.35.6-45.fc14.x86_64.rpm
libgomp-4.5.1-4.fc14.x86_64.rpm
libmpc-0.8.1-1.fc13.x86_64.rpm
perl-5.12.2-136.fc14.x86_64.rpm
perl-libs-5.12.2-136.fc14.x86_64.rpm
perl-Module-Pluggable-3.90-136.fc14.noarch.rpm
perl-Pod-Escapes-1.04-136.fc14.noarch.rpm
perl-Pod-Simple-3.13-136.fc14.noarch.rpm
perl-threads-1.81-1.fc14.x86_64.rpm
ppl-0.10.2-10.fc12.x86_64.rpm
Second, you will need to download the Intel Wired Ethernet source driver e1000e-1.2.20.tar.gz from this link to your USB drive (sourceforge.net/projects/e1000/files/e1000e%20stable/1.2.20/)
Third, install the above RPM packages from your USB drive on the Fedora PC using this command as root in the same directory as the RPM packages:
Forth, copy the e1000e-1.2.20.tar.gz file driver to your Fedora 14 PC hard drive and install the e1000e network driver as root:
Code:
gunzip e1000e-1.2.20.tar.gz
tar xvf e1000e-1.2.20.tar
cd e1000e-1.2.20/src
make install
modprobe e1000e
If your network is setup for DHCP, then your network interface should now be up and running. Run Firefox to test your Internet connection.
You can run ifconfig to see your network interface or right-click on the networking icon on the top right of your screen and select Connection Information to see it also.
Now is probably a good time to update your Fedora 14 system:
After you update your kernel and reboot, then you will need to do the following again:
Code:
cd e1000e-1.2.20/src
make install
modprobe e1000e
You will need to re-install the driver and do the "make install" and "modprobe e1000e" any time you update your kernel and reboot. If you do not update your kernel but just reboot, the driver should work fine.
Enjoy!
Jeff