10.04 Atheros AR8131 network install no network device found

[Centaur5]

Binary package hint: pxe

Although the Atheros AR8131 chip that is present on the Asus M4A78LT-M motherboard is supported out of the box using the 10.04 live CD it is unable to do a PXE network install. The network install will halt with an error saying no network device found and if I manually try to detect network hardware it just gives the option to choose a driver. I have the newest netboot files and have done many other network installs with older motherboards.

[roydrager (awaterhead)]

Exact same problem here on Asus laptop UL50Ag-A2 with AR8131/8132 NIC, trying 10.04-alternate iso pxe network install.

I tried compiling the AR81 Family linux drivers 1.0.1.9 from Atheros (see http://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-ubuntu-modules-2.6.24/+bug/341183) and putting them on a removable USB drive. But when the graphical net installer looks on the USB drive, either the drivers either didn't compile properly or the installer just doesn't see them.

[Christopher Broome (chrisbroome7)]

Same problem here. My hardware is the Foxconn NT-330I-A-B-NA-A. Won't boot from the network, but the card works fine from a Live CD.

[Centaur5 (djacks555)]

I was just made aware that they update the netboot file in lucid-updates pool instead of the lucid pool. If other people affected by this download the new netboot it will work. Thanks!

[Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)]

Marking as a duplicate of 557130