Hey guys, I decided to install Linux on my desktop as a testing OS and to see how Linux has progressed since the last time I tried to use it as a desktop OS (a while now, I mostly use it for server stuff). I have a Gigabyte DS3 mobo which has a Marvell Yukon 88e8056 onboard nic which is unsupported by the kernel/has no drivers defaultly on the ubuntu CD (not surprises). The trouble being that the only solutions that I've found require that I obtain several packages via apt-get, the trouble being that I have no net connection so this really isn't possible. Any ideas or suggestions as to what I can do? Or does anyone else have this card and has managed to get it working?
The best way i found to get round nic problems is to get a used intel one from ebay, they always work (providing the card isn't faulty!) that then gets you access to web to get the onboard one working. Once your done swap the intel nic out and keep it for the next time you have nic problems. Have you checked to see if your on board one is supported in a newer kernel, what version of Ubuntu are you using, i know 6.06 has quite an old kernel 2.6.15 or some thing/
If you want to use that NIC, you are gonna either need the package or to build it from source. Either way you will need to download something. If you can get to a net connection, then you can just download the deb file and 'dpkg -i whatever.deb' to install it. Other than that find a cheap well supported NIC as steveo suggests.
You are able to post this, so you must have a net connection http://swik.net/Ubuntu/Ubuntu+Blog/Installing+Packages+on+Computers+with+Slow+Connections+Redux/gt88 That will tell you how to install packages you downloaded on an other machine. Since you know what packages you need this will be the easiest way. EDIT: after googleing some, I found this HTH
Well, I tried everything I could find from google (one of which was the link you posted Glider) to no avail. Basically I could get the drivers to start compiling but it failed due to the fact that the kernel source wasn't present (probably wasn't there to save space on the ubuntu install CD) so I give in and slung an old PCI Realtek 8139c card in there
