[ltp] Mini-PCI 802.11b on R40?

[stark]

No, they block any card except the IBM High Rate Wireless
and one specific model.

I own a tri-mode card.  They do block it.  I'm not asking, I'm telling
:)

IBM STILL SUCKS ASS.  It's a shame that my T30 is limited
by IBM politics.

On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 01:57, webmaster@stockages.com wrote:
> Hi,
> IBM doesn't block a tri-mod. Only a Cisco Mini PCI and this card is very
> difficulte for function correctly. This bug is reported.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Le mar 16/09/2003  01:31, stark a crit :
> > I have a T30 and a tri-mode card that would work
> > if IBM hadn't blocked it in the BIOS :(
> > 
> > IBM SUCKS ASS :(
> > 
> > It's the only thing that keeps me from having
> > a perfect laptop :)
> > 
> > On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 16:06, Jens Kirch wrote:
> > > The a/b/g card shoudl work in your thinkpad as long as it is the one
> > > manufactured for / by IBM. several people have reported mini-pci cards pulled from
> > > access points or those without IBM serial number will not work in Thinkpads.
> > > 
> > > Jens
> > > 
> > > > This is indeed a different card.  The madwifi driver SHOULD work with it 
> > > > as well, but for the thinkpad to accept it you'll need a BIOS update. 
> > > > the T40 has a BIOS update from sep. 11 that allows it's use.  I imagine 
> > > > there is a similar BIOS update for the R40.
> > > > 
> > > > Joel
> > > > 
> > > > mukesh agrawal wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > On Mon, 15 Sep 2003, Steve K wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > >>However, if I were buying something new, I'd probably look for a
> > > > >>tri-mode Mini-PCI card, but I don't know much about them.  This one
> > > > >>seems to be tri-mode and uses the Atheros chipset (that is what is in
> > > > >>the IBM card):
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm confused about this... IBM lists a tri-mode card on their website.
> > > > > 
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > http://www-132.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?lang=en_US&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&prmenbr=1&cntrfnbr=1&partNumber=31P9701&storeId=1&cntry=840
> > > > > 
> > > > > (Part # 31P9701, in case the link doesn't work.)
> > > > > 
> > > > > Is that card not the same one that people are using the MadWIFI driver
> > > > > with? (I assume the 31P9701 has the Atheros chipset, since the other two
> > > > > cards listed as accessories for the T40 are Intel and Cisco cards.)
> > > > > 
> > > > > Or is the IBM website wrong in calling it an a/b/g card? Or maybe the
> > > > > driver doesn't support g on the card IBM sells?
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > 
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> > > > 
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