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Hi,
trying to install Arch onto my laptop. My laptop is a Acer 1410 and it seems to have a new wireless card. dmesg | grep firmware shows something like iwlwifi-1000-2.ucode firmware file req failed: -2
The problem is I can only find iwlwifi-1000-3.ucode on intel's website. So I assume a newer kernel will help. Replacing the kernel on the live USB with vmlinuz-2.6.31-17-generic copied from by ubuntu install makes it not able to boot.
Thanks
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Does this method work?
Install Arch, download the newest kernel and put it on a USB stick, later install it with
# pacman -U [pkg]
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The error message means that the firmware is not installed. Did you actually try the 1000-3.ucode before assuming you need a new kernel?
Also, there are various places where you could get an older firmware package, if you really need the 1000-2 version. Have a look at the wiki's Downgrade page for details.
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