The NIC driver issue has been resolved by patch upd_0781-DSS-V6.
The driver named "Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Driver" is now loading for each of the 4 ports on the Intel Gigabit ET2 adapter...
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The NIC driver issue has been resolved by patch upd_0781-DSS-V6.
The driver named "Intel(R) Gigabit Ethernet Network Driver" is now loading for each of the 4 ports on the Intel Gigabit ET2 adapter...
I am working hard to help pin-point the root cause...
I tested an additional DSS V6 installation scenario using a different server with a different working Intel Gigabit ET2 network adapter.
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Suggested reboot done after disabling ACPI, APM and IO-APIC boot options but still no drivers are loading for the Intel Gigabit ET2 Quad Port Adapter (E1G44ET2). As noted yesterday and since...
re: DSS V6 support for Intel Gigabit ET2 Quad (model E1G44ET2)
The motherboard has the latest bios and other PCI Express 2.0 slots have been tried as suggested; however, still unsuccessful.
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Using trial version DSS V6.0 u55, build 5087...
Everything functions fine with two motherboard NICs. DSS seems to know that the four additional ports are there; however, DSS doesn’t install them...