[LBo] nForce Onboard-LAN doesn't work

[Anita Lewis]

> I found the thread discussing the nforce lan problem.
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-191835.html.
>
> I have a Gigabyte GA-K8N51PVMT-9 board and I have this cold reboot 
> situation. I have to shut down the computer after a windows boot, turn 
> off the switch behind the computer, press the start button to >empty< 
> all residual power left in the machine (that saves me waiting 20 
> seconds), turn on the switch at the back, and then restart the 
> computer.  Lan will then work.  Otherwise, with a warm reboot:  NO LAN 
> WHATSOEVER in Linux.
>
> And I wonder if Lynn problem might not be that kind of thing, as she 
> runs Windows too.  But I do not know what hardware she has.
> Just a thought.
>
> Jidso
>
Dear Jidso, :-)

Have you tried the nvidia driver yet?  I'm curious how much trouble it 
is.  I suppose it is easy if one has a kernel that nvidia has the binary 
for.  Otherwise one must have the kernel source on hand to compile the 
nvidia driver.  The link you gave says that the kernel driver already 
present for this chipset has that little problem of having to turn off 
the computer for 20 seconds after booting into Windows.  Apparently the 
nvidia driver gets around that.  If you install it, would you let us 
know if it solves the problem?  Thanks.

Anita