Hi,

Some update from my side: I've changed the server to Debian Squeeze as Ubuntu 
Precise needs too many fixes and hacks right now. So I'm using the "original" 
FAI from the FAI repo. Now I'm able to use FAI as I was with the old Debian 
Lenny server.

BUT I still have troubles with newer kernels than 2.6.31. It seems that the 
e1000e driver does not correctly work on this HP desktop PCs (does not get past 
"IP-Config...).
Now I'd like to update this driver to the most recent version. For that I need 
the kernel headers. Where can I find the headers package for the 3.1.0-grml 
Kernel?
Is this kernel a unmodified grml Kernel? So I could use the "original" grml 
Kernel?

Thanks for any help!

Cheers,
Tobias

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobias Brunner" <[email protected]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mittwoch, 14. März 2012 17:15:53
Subject: Troubles with e1000e Networking

Hi,

I have a simple HP dc7900 Desktop which I'd like to stage with FAI. This works 
with the "old" environment on a Lenny server.
Now I'm in the process to upgrade this environment to a Ubuntu Precise Server.

After struggling with many silly bugs in Precise Beta (f.e. NFS does not start 
correctly https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nfs-utils/+bug/951925, FAI 
package broken (wrong package configs), ...) and not getting it to copy files 
over NFS (there seems to be incompatibilities with the NFS client on the live 
system with the nfs server delivered in Precise) I'd like to get the 3.1.0-grml 
Kernel running (and hope that NFS works with this Kernel).
Now it does not get past "IP-Config: eth0 hardware address [...]". With Kernel 
2.6.32-grml it works. And it even worked with 3.1.0-grml one time, but since 
then nothing happens anymore. I even changed to a different device, but no 
change.
The Kernel Module e1000e is loaded during boot...

Has anyone some input for me, how to debug that thing?

And is it possible to have a Ubuntu Live System, rather than the Debian Live 
System (maybe in the future)?

Thanks a lot!

Cheers,
Tobias

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