[ltp] flashing 2915ABG for R40

[Matt Herzog]

On Thu, Jan 11, 2007 at 09:56:38PM -0600, Pablo Vera wrote:
> I also have an R40, but I bought an Intel ProWireless 2200bg from an 
> eBay vendor that sells "branded" Intel cards, that is, these cards work 
> with specific brands of laptops.  He has cards for IBM, Toshiba, HP, ... 
> and generic Intel cards for laptops that don't have the BIOS lock.
> 
> I would recommend to sell the card you have and buy one IBM branded.
> 
> The card I bought is this one:
> 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Thinkpad-Intel-Pro-Wireless-2200-Mini-PCI-802-11g_W0QQitemZ190069855539QQihZ009QQcategoryZ45003QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
> 
> 
> Pablo

Hey Pablo.

>From your guy's site:

  You may need to upgrade your BIOS to the newest revision BEFORE
  installing the card. 
  While updating your BIOS is quite routine, updating your BIOS is done
  at your own risk.

I may as well just modify my BIOS to disable the check for whitelisted
cards. Prolly about the same level of risk.


> _____________________________________________________________________
> 
> 
> Matt Herzog wrote:
> >Hi Folks.
> >
> >I have a R40 model 2681-K9G that came without any mini-pci card so I
> >bought an Intel PRO/Wireless 2915ABG mini-pci card for it. When I
> >discovered that it would not work in my Thinkpad I came to this site to
> >see if there was a fix. Seemed like there was, so I bought a
> >mini-pci-to-PCI adapter and installed the card(s) in my desktop system. 
> >Now I need to know what vendor and device ID strings to use when I flash 
> >the
> >card's BIOS. Anyone know any that work in a R40? Is there some way to dump 
> >the contents of /dev/nvram?
> >
> >Does this http://www.dagarlas.org/stuff/computing/article0001.php really
> >work with Intel 2915ABG cards? It's not completely clear it will . . . .
> >
> >Thanks.
> >
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