ubuntu12.04安装Intel 82579LM无线网卡驱动

在网络上搜索了很多地方，都没有搜索到，即使在ubuntu中文社区也没有找到解决办法。

这可急死人了，ubuntu12.04网线总是一会就掉线，太烦人了。我第一次安装那个wicd，一点用都没有，结果反而网络的tray icon不见了。

又折腾了一会，也参考了网络上的一些办法，但是没有办法把网络的tray icon弄出来。结果还是老实点到官网上面找Intel Corporation 82579LM Gigabit Network Connection的驱动，结果在下面的老外的网站上面找到了。。。。

哈哈！！，那个激动啊。其实之前我也找到了，会编译这些文件，就是make和make install。但是不知道如何在Linux下面安装驱动。。。

不过这个老外的网站给出了详细的信息。。。very goooood!!!

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I got a HP Compaq 8200 PC today, which has a i7 CPU with 16GB DDR3 RAM. After Ubuntu 10.04 64bit is installed, no network connection is found. Note: To get into BIOS, press F10 immediately after reset.

It turns out Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid does not support the Intel 82579LM PCIe Ethernet adapter.

Let's first find the driver source code from Intel:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15817/eng/README.txt
http://support.intel.com/support/go/network/adapter/home.htm (search 82579 in this page)
Another way to get the Linux driver from Intel's site is via searching keyword:
Intel® 82579 Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Note: You may get a newer version than the one mentioned below.

The driver code is not in Linux kernel yet.

Time to build it:
You can use USB stick to move the code to HP Compaq 8200 as there is no network yet.

tar zxf e1000e-1.11.3.tar.gz
cd e1000e-1.11.3/src
sudo make install

The driver is installed to /lib/modules//kernel/drivers/net/e1000e/e1000e.ko

It's ready to use:

sudo modprobe e1000e
sudo ifconfig eth0 up
sudo dhclient eth0
ping intel.com

Note: Whenever the kernel version is upgraded you will need rebuild this driver.