Description of problem: The igb driver in RHEL5.2, igb-1.0.8-k2, does not support this embedded gigabit ethernet controller (Kawela chipset). The new igb driver which can be downloaded from the Intel website, igb-1.2.44.9, supports it. The PCI vendor ID of the new NIC is 0x8086 (of course) and the device ID is 0x10C9. The new driver calls this device E1000_DEV_ID_82576. We can load the driver from a driver disk during initial installation on the systems with this NIC but it is a major nuisance. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): igb-1.0.8-k2 How reproducible: 100% Steps to Reproduce: 1. Attempt to install RHEL5.2 over the network using RHEL5.2 DVD. Actual results: The embedded ethernet devices are not claimed by the igb driver, so the installation cannot be done over the network. Expected results: Newer driver would claim the devices allowing the network installation to work. Additional info:
Looks like support *IS* present in 5.3_Alpha.
Confirmed that this NIC is supported in the driver version in RHEL5.3_Alpha, so closing this Bug as RHEL5.3 meets our timeframe.