Problem updating linux kernel

[Fabled One]

When I installed the kernel image I got

Possible missing firmware /lib/firmware/rtl_nic/rtl8105e-1.fw for module r8169

I can boot/log in fine, but when I try to install video drivers (ATI Catalyst11.6 from AMD site) I get that same error.

When I try sudo apt-get update, I get:

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/chasedouglas/linux-firmware/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/chasedouglas/linux-firmware/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

I have Ubuntu 11.04. I started with driver: 2.6.38-8-generic.

Here are the steps I followed to install the kernel v2.6.39-rc4:

1. Downloaded files from http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline/v2.6.39-rc4-natty/
2. using sudo dpkg -i, installed the following in order:
   
   • linux-headers...all.deb
   • linux-headers..generic..64.deb
   • linux-image....64.deb
   
   
3. Restart

I originally got the firmware error after installing linux-image....64.deb.

I already tried fixing it according to this:

• I added the ppa:chasedouglas/linux-firmware

But that now just gives me the

 W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/chasedouglas/linux-firmware/ubuntu/dists/natty/main/binary-amd64/Packages  404  Not Found

When I apt-get update.

Anyone know what I broke?

[echo6]

It would appear that the latest kernel doesn't provide the realtek firmware.

Debian have recognised it is a bug, http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=561309

You could manually extract the needed files from the deb package found here
http://pkgs.org/debian-sid/debian-no...8_all.deb.html

n.b. You will get a conflict error if you try to install this package as it tries to replace a file which is already installed in the linux-firmware package.

My guess is that linux-firmware needs updating to include these missing files.

[dino99]

you should try with the latest 3.0.3 kernel