[solved] Install requires drivers not on official media

caecusum · 2010-04-04 20:59:43

Hi,
I'm trying to install Arch on my beautiful new Thinkpad, but the ethernet and wireless card drivers are only in kernel version 2.6.31+ I think. What is the best way to perform an Arch installation given that there is no expected update to the official install media?

It seems like maybe I could download the latest Archboot images and do a regular install that way, but I'm skeptical after seeing this in the latest announcement thread:

KNOWN ISSUES:
- FTP installation mode:
None wink
- CD installation mode:
None wink

Thanks in advance

Last edited by caecusum (2010-04-04 21:30:31)

.:B:. · 2010-04-04 21:26:27

Why the skepticism? Pull them in, try them, if it works, yay, if it doesn't, then at least you know and you tried. I suppose the few hundreds of MB you waste on the ISO are not really an issue on the connection you have (if they are an issue, then Arch is a bad distro to use anyways).

caecusum · 2010-04-04 21:30:12

Ah, I think I misunderstood what I quoted. I was under the impression that it meant the CD and FTP installation modes were not available. Obviously this is not true. I'll give it a shot.

.:B:. · 2010-04-04 21:56:04

Ok . It just means the people who tested it didn't find any bugs in said modes .

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[solved] Install requires drivers not on official media

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