TG3 Ethernet Driver on 2010 MacMini
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TurnKey Linux |
Incomplete
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
11.x |
Confirmed
|
Low
|
Unassigned |
Bug Description
1) Installed TurnKey Linux 11.2 Moodle (Based on Ubuntu 10.04) on a 2010 MacMini
2) Discovered Ethernet not detected due to no driver
3) Retrieved appropriate Broadcom NetXtreme ServerTG3 driver and discovered that I was unable to build within TurnKey (Seems like logical security precaution)
4) Compiled driver via Ubuntu 10.04 Live CD and transferred folder to TurnKey installation per the regular Ubuntu forums for Ubuntu 10.04 on 2010 MacMini.
5) Rebooted into TurnKey Linux 11.2 Moodle and installed my freshly compiled network driver.
6) Rebooted, Power off, Moved server, and networking still working.
7) Experienced power outage and Ethernet no longer detected
8) Verified hardware was working and that this is definitely a software issue.
9) Reinstalled Ethernet driver and it would not detect
10) Recompiled driver under Ubuntu 10.04 Live CD and repeated original installation method.
11) Ethernet still won't detect.
My original kernel folder was 2.6.33-generic. Since the original build, I noticed a 2.6.35-generic folder as well. I tried installing the driver for this and it didn't work either.
Changed in turnkeylinux: | |
status: | New → Confirmed |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Given that the MacMini now has no network ability, several options are completely out. Considering security precautions, installing developer tools on a production machine is also not advised.
In the past, I have never encountered normal system updates that completely dumped manually installed drivers. Not sure if I got lucky or what, but I've updated the kernel before without recompile requirements. Not sure what the problem is. I suspect the fact that it's a Broadcom chipset doesn't help. It's the TG3 driver, so at least it's the popular one for Broadcom.
I had hoped I would see other responses by now too.
Neither Ubuntu nor TurnKey have responded to me either.
Considering that TurnKey is based on the most recent LTS and auto-updates, I find things like this complete BS.
Any ideas?