Rocky Linux 8.7 on old iMac : NIC not detected

Hi,

I’m currently trying to install Rocky Linux 8.7 on two old iMacs (dating from around 2007). I managed to install a minimal system (after having jumped through a series of burning loops).

The problem I’m now facing is that the NIC is not managed in the default configuration. Had to install pciutils manually from the installation DVD (using rpm -ivh) and then lspci informs me that my NIC is a Marvell Technology Group 88E8058 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller.

What’s my best option here ? Is there any third-party driver for this card ?

Cheers,

Niki

lspci -nn shows the device ID too. One does usually look for drivers with the ID.

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Thanks. I could identify the corresponding kmod-sky2 driver from ELRepo. Downloaded it manually on my workstation, put it on a USB key, installed it manually using rpm -ivh --nosignature, rebooted and now the NIC works perfectly.

Cheers,

Niki

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dnf install should work as well as rpm -i. (And creates entry into dnf history.)

Well, options like --disablerepo=* help tame dnf when no repo is accessible.

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