[ltp] IBM's mini-PCI workaround?

[Georg Sauthoff]

On Wednesday 13 August 2003 17:06, Pam Huntley wrote:
Hi,

> Unlike PCI, miniPCI is not exactly standard.  So you really shouldn't put
> any card into the miniPCI slot other than what was designed for the system.
> Stuff not designed for IBM systems will not work.

ok with the MiniPCI WLAN dongle in the Bios IBM is protecting their customers 
from evil hardware, which is not designerd for IBM Thinkpads, right?

But how it comes, that only cards sold by IBM, are on the WLAN-Cards 
whitelist, which uses the Bios?

And why does miniPCI Wlan Cards from other vendors works fine, if you put them 
in hibernation in the slot? And after normal booting you get the Bios error!

Last funny thing: Other notebook vendors don't have this MiniPci Wlan 
dongle-"feature".

Regards
Georg Sauthoff