the RTL8168/8111 is not supported, buy an intel card!

Hi,

I have Realtek 8168/811D NIC and a brand new PC with Vista. It has ICH10 SATA controller. I managed to get the ESXi server update 4 eval version installed but cannot connect to the network and have the same problem of lvm drivers not loaded and get the same error message as others "Download tools to manage this host from: http://0.0.0.0/" F2 Customize system F12 Shutdown/Restart

Now I tried ALT F1 to do the following:

From the main screen, press ALT+F1 Type "unsupported" (no quotes) Enter the root password Type "lspci" and it will show you the devices it sees.
(as in one of your responses before)

but when I get to the console I cannot type anything since it hangs

The last few lines in the console are

Starting openwsmand

Starting sfcbd

No OEM Policy file exists

CIM OEM Providers are disabled

running /etc/rc.local.d/notifyvc

I do not know how to proceed? Can I use the Realtek NIC above and if so do I have to change the OEM.tgz?

Any help appreciated since I am stuck.

nbhara

Ok Thanks but do I have to install again using the CD and how?

Also in my previous message I had mentioned about the console errors i.e oem file missing. Do I have to include a custom oem file in the hypervisor, if so how and where do I get it from?

Thanks very much in anticipation

nbhara

I am having a similar situation. I am getting the message "lvm driver not loaded with" and I am unable to configure any network settings. I have tried every NIC under the sun including Intel pro 1000 GT server adapter, desktop adapter, Pro 100 + management adapter, and Pro 1000 MT Adapter. They all work in another ESXi box but not this particular box. the "lspci" command displays all two on-board Broadcom NICs and the Intel NIC. Yet I can't make any network changes. Any thoughts?