Description of problem: Network will not start with e100 driver for Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9/0/1 Ethernet Pro 100 (rev 10) with lspci id 8086:1229 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): How reproducible: Every installation How to fix: The firmware drivers are missing. From Mageia 1 live distro copy /lib/firmare/e100
Install package kernel-firmware-nonfree from nonfree repo. If nonfree isn't enabled, you need to enable it first.
CC: (none) => jani.valimaa
CC: jani.valimaa => (none)
How do I install the package? It is not on the Mageia 2 dvd and my network is not working ?
download ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/mageia/distrib/2/i586/media/nonfree/release/kernel-firmware-nonfree-20120421-3.mga2.nonfree.noarch.rpm on a usb key ? (or you can install mageia2 via the boot-nonfree.iso ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/mageia/distrib/2/i586/install/images/boot-nonfree.iso)
Source RPM: (none) => kernel-firmware-nonfree
Not a bug, was due to missing firmwares.
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDCC: (none) => stormiResolution: (none) => INVALID