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bweav

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Registered: 2009-10-08

Posts: 2

Wireless wont work on netinstall, no option for wired

Hi everyone, just came back to Arch after a long Linux hiatus

I tried to install the netinstall today, and I discovered in the process that my wired ethernet was broken (long story, but now I'm 100% certain it is in fact broken). So I try to set up the wireless for my intel 3945 card, and it won't install. After this I installed the core install and I could not get my intel card to work, it would just time out every time I tried to get dhcp, which is the same output I got during the attempted and failed netinstall.

So, 1, why isn't my intel card working, which I know is well supported and the drivers are already in the kernel?
2, if this is in fact not the case and if I were to try the updated intel firmware, how do I install them, via CD? If so details on how?

thank you! I'll be checking this frequently so if you need any more info ask please

r.b

Member

From: Winnipeg, MB

Registered: 2009-03-11

Posts: 12

Re: Wireless wont work on netinstall, no option for wired

Make sure you have the right firmware package installed and working.

pacman -Qk iwlwifi-3945-ucode

should tell you if it's installed correctly.

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bweav

Member

Registered: 2009-10-08

Posts: 2

Re: Wireless wont work on netinstall, no option for wired

8 total, 0 missing files

lamegaptop

Member

From: Orlando

Registered: 2009-05-10

Posts: 33

Re: Wireless wont work on netinstall, no option for wired

Wireless must be configured manually during installation. Step by step is in the beginners manual.

http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Beg … process.29

Have fun!

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