[ltp] [Slightly OT] Model number update

[wes schreiner]

Eduardo Jacob wrote:

> Hello
>
> I changed the original intel 2100 mini-pci of my T41 for a IBM Atheros 
> a/b/g board. I guess the original model number which was 2373-2FG is 
> no longer correct, but I don't know how to change it to reflect the 
> new board, and let the computer to identify itself correctly.
>
> I really don't know if this is really necessary in Linux, but I also 
> have Windows XP installed. 


Well, not only is it not necessary, it is impossible to change the model 
number! The model number does identify the original factory 
configuration, but no operating system relies on the model number to 
mean anything.

Now if you are running into the problem where your ThinkPad's BIOS is 
rejecting your new wi-fi card then you can't fix it by changing a model 
nuber, you instead must flash in a modified BIOS.

wes