Ubuntu Server 19.04 Not installing Ethernet firmware on Dell Poweredge R610
I know that this is a noob question, but i need to be able to manually install the Ethernet driver on my Dell Poweredge R610 because it doesn't install any drivers by default to connect to the internet. Any help on being able to do this would be appreciated.
Result from command
lspci -nnk | grep 0200 -A3Note: Since i have no SSH or internet, LAN or WAN. I had to type this out manually, their may be errors.
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:1639] (rev 20) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge R610 BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet [1028:0236] Kernel driver in use: bnx2 Kernel modules: bnx2
01:00.1 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:1639] (rev 20) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge R610 BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet [1028:0236] Kernel driver in use: bnx2 Kernel modules: bnx2
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:1639] (rev 20) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge R610 BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet [1028:0236] Kernel driver in use: bnx2 Kernel modules: bnx2
02:00.1 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet [14e4:1639] (rev 20) Subsystem: Dell PowerEdge R610 BCM5709 Gigabit Ethernet [1028:0236] Kernel driver in use: bnx2 Kernel modules: bnx2
cat /etc/netplan/*.yaml
# This file is generated from information provided by
# the datasource. Changes to it will not persist across an instance.
# To disable cloud-init's network configuration capabilities, write a file
# /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-disable-network-config.cfg with the following:
# network: {config: disabled}
network: ethernets: {} version: 22 Answers
Your netplan file currently says:
# This file is generated from information provided by
# the datasource. Changes to it will not persist across an instance.
# To disable cloud-init's network configuration capabilities, write a file
# /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-disable-network-config.cfg with the following:
# network: {config: disabled}I suggest that you do exactly that. From the terminal:
sudo -i
echo "network: {config: disabled}" >> /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-disable-network-config.cfgNext, let's amend the netplan file to add your configuration:
nano /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yamlEdit the file to read as I suggest below to include your settings:
# This file is generated from information provided by
# the datasource. Changes to it will not persist across an instance.
# To disable cloud-init's network configuration capabilities, write a file
# /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-disable-network-config.cfg with the following:
# network: {config: disabled}
network: version: 2 renderer: networkd ethernets: eno1: dhcp4: trueNetplan is very specific about indentation and spacing. Please proofread carefully twice. Save (Ctrl+o followed by Enter) and exit (Ctrl+x) the text editor. Next:
netplan generate
netplan apply
exitReboot. You should be all set.
EDIT: If you prefer a statis IP address which is recommended for servers, I suggest that your /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml file be amended to:
network: version: 2 renderer: networkd ethernets: enp3s0: addresses: - 10.10.10.2/24 gateway4: 10.10.10.1 nameservers: addresses: [10.10.10.1, 8.8.8.8]Of course, substitute your details here. Follow with:
sudo netplan generate
sudo netplan applyReboot.
REFERENCE: Please see the many netplan templates at /usr/share/doc/netplan/examples.
It looks like you have proper firmware already. Make sure that you are actualy connected to the Internet on your NIC. If you have physical access to the server just plug its ethernet cable to anoher device and check if it works.
Lastly, we don't know what is your network configuration, maybe there's no DHCP running and you need to set up your network configuration manualy on one of four interfaces. It includes interface configuration, such as IP, gateway, netmask, broadcast, routes and DNS servers.
Off-topic note: If you're prompted for missing firmware during ubuntu installation you should write down which devices lacks of firmware packages. Then you can download them separately as .deb packages, write them f.e. on pendrive and point their location during installation.
