To those trying to install the new Debian Squeeze distribution and being owners of an Intel 82579V Gigabit Ethernet adaptor to which appropriate driver files are missing from the installation disks (I tried netinst and KDE-disk1), I present a compiled kernel module for AMD64.
The Download is available [here](/downloads/intel-82579v-gigabit-ethernet-driver-for-debian-squeeze/).
Copy this file to a removable media (after unpacking). When the installer presents a list of network adaptor drivers, switch to a shell, mount the media and do an `insmod /path/to/media/e1000e.ko`.
After that, switch back to the installer, let it determine that there is no ethernet adaptor present and restart the network interface detection. TADA!
**UPDATE @2011-07-21:** After a vigorous `apt-get upgrade` the driver failed to work on my machine, too, so I recompiled one for Debian 6.0.2.1. (Thanks to [Puneet’s desperate outcry](http://perfect-co.de/2011/04/intel-82579v-gigabit-ethernet-driver-for-debian-squeeze/#comment-84)).
**UPDATE @2013-12-08:** Obviously, there are still some issues with this device. Even in “Wheezy”. The pre-compiled kernel module for Debian “Wheezy” 7.2 AMD64 is [now available](/downloads/).
Is there any module for i386? I have 82579V with intel family.
Thanks
I’ll compile one soon. Check back later, alejandro.
Hey how do you get a thumb drive to mount during the installer?
ok tried this on both kFreeBSD amd64 and debian6.02 amd64. I can get it to mount under debian6.02 amd64 but insmod doesn’t work.
I get
insmod: error inserting ‘mnt/usb/e1000e.ko
any idea? thanks
Try “modprobe -r e1000e”, then insmod.
You’ve probably already worked it out, though.
gS – thanks!
@Angus, thanks for claryfying this. I tried to gather more information from Dale first, before posting another comment (old Stackoverflow habit, I guess…)
Heh! I think I might know what Dale is going through (took me 2 hours to mount the usb, so he’s probably coping better actually).
Also, once I was in Debian I ran…
echo "e1000e" >> /etc/modules…as root, and now I have ethernet on boot.
Somebody please answer to Dale. I have tried everything whats written here and other blogs but getting same error “-1 Invalied module format”
I am running Debian 6.0.2.1 if that helps.
I think Dale’s problem is different – his error message certainly was. I found a post suggesting it could be a version mismatch. You can try force insertion with:
modprobe -f /path/to/e1000e.koI try a newer kernel?
Here’s the link to the discussion
http://lists.busybox.net/pipermail/busybox/2009-April/068855.html
Thank’s… work in this way:
1) modprobe -r e1000e
2) insmod /path/to/media/e1000e.ko
Thank’s!!!