Problem:

The Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS installation kernel doesn't support the Intel i219V gigabit controller.

Affected Systems:

• Marquis M526

Solution:

To enable networking under Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS first install the system without networking.

Next, download an updated e1000e driver.

Place the driver on a memory stick and copy it to the following location on the newly installed system:

/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e

Finally run the following command:

$ sudo depmod -a

Reboot the system and use the ifconfig command to verify that the network interface is active. The dnf command can now be used to update the kernel to a version which contains support for the i219V controller:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
$ sudo apt-get install linux-generic-lts-vivid