gigabyte motherboard issue

gowthamsaran · 01-03-2010, 01:12 PM

hello everybody i am new to linux. I have installed mandriva 2008 spring edition. In my home i am using bsnl broadband connection. But i cannot install drivers in mandriva linux. In ethernet properties it is showing me that unknown device. I dont know what to do...........please help me regarding this issue

vastvet · 01-03-2010, 01:26 PM

arent the drivers on the gigabyte driver and manual cd?just guessing?

Davno · 01-03-2010, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by gowthamsaran

hello everybody i am new to linux. I have installed mandriva 2008 spring edition. In my home i am using bsnl broadband connection. But i cannot install drivers in mandriva linux. In ethernet properties it is showing me that unknown device. I dont know what to do...........please help me regarding this issue

First you need to find out about your network card.
Use the command lspci and check for the ethernet controller