updating ubuntu kernel
i have a intel dg33fb motherboard whose network card is not being identified by ubuntu feisty fawn kernel 2.6.20-15 generic.so how can i
update the kernel to 2.6.22-9 without being able to connect to the net? |
updating ubuntu kernel using xp
In my previous thread about updating kernel without being able to
connect to net i forgot to mention that i have xp also installed. so can i download kernel update from windows and then run on ubuntu? |
You *could* have jusr edited the original post. Or added a second post
to the same thread. I merged them. No need for two of those diverting energy .... Cheers, Tink |
You can just download a kernel from kernel.org and compile the kernel from scratch, google for a tutorial
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Assuming that from Ubuntu you can access your Windows drive(s), simply download it in Windows, copy it over to the Linux drive (When booted into it), then go from there. Ubuntu should be able to read NTFS right off.
Although, what kind of a card is it, wired, or wireless? |
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The other approach, of course, is to borrow a dailup modem or buy a cheap network card. |
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Ubuntu on the same machine when windows can? What network hardware are you using? Cheers, Tink |
according to the specs that board has the following NIC..
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modprobe e1000 Is the card listed properly when you use lspci ? if not you may need to update the pci.ids file as well so the interface is detected properly.. |
i ran lpsci but it gives intel corporation unknown device
pciids could not be updated as i cannot connect to net the I installed the backports modules on windows and ran the commands on my ubuntu(2.6.20-15) sudo dpkg -i linux-backports-modules-2.6.20-16-generic_2.6.20-16.11_i386.deb sudo modprobe e1000_ich9 but the following error messages were displayed dpkg:error processing linux -backports-modules-2.6.20-16-generic-2.6.20-16.11_i386.deb(--install): cannot access archive:no such file or directory Errors were encountered while processing: linux-backports-modules-2.6.20-16-generic_2.6.20-16.11_i386.deb |
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Probably you can just double-click the icon... did you try that? Otherwise, check that the working directory is the same as the place where the deb file resides, and check that you spelled the name of the deb file correctly. |
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Probably you can just double-click the icon... did you try that? Otherwise, check that the working directory is the same as the place where the deb file resides, and check that you spelled the name of the deb file correctly.[/QUOTE When I double click icon it gives a error message and the install package is grayed out. i think that i ran the command correctly. what other options left? |
If windows is on the box, and the NIC works in Windows. why not download the pciids file to a floppy or usb flash drive, then boot into Linux and replace it...
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