[ltp] Which wireless miniPCI adapter for T41?

Leon Brokken linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:47:31 +0200


Stefan Schmidt wrote:
> Hello.
>
> On Tue, 2006-07-04 at 12:12, Leon Brokken wrote:
>   
>> I want to upgrade my T41 with a wireless LAN miniPCI adapter. On
>> Thinkwiki there's a full list of possibilities. Which card would you
>> recommend with respect to functionality and linux compatibility?
>>     
>
> I changed the madwifi crap on my T40p to an ipw2915 (A/B/G). Good
> linux support within the vanilla kernel.
>
> The only problem was, that i get a non-IBM card which means i had to
> change a bit in my bios.
>   
Which one was the 'crap one'?

I assume changing BIOS settings isn't a big deal?

Cheers, Leon.