[ltp] Thinkpad X61s iwlwifi 4965 LED

[John Jason Jordan]

On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 20:16:36 +0200
Peter Frühberger <peter.fruehberger@gmail.com> dijo:

> > I have the 4965agn on my T61 with Gutsy x86_64. I can't find any
> > "config.mk" file.
> 
> Download linux-headers-`uname -r` per sudo apt-get install 
> Download compat wireless from here:
> http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download#DownloadlatestLinuxwirelessdrivers
> 
> untar it (tar xvjf) edit the config.mk file and enable add these options:
> CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS=y
> CONFIG_IWL3945_LEDS=y
> CONFIG_IWL4965_LEDS=y
> 
> run: make
> run: sudo make unload
> run: sudo make install
> run: sudo make load
> 
> everything should work.

That works! I have had this T61 for about a year and a half, always
Ubuntu x86_64, and I have never seen the wireless LED lit up. Finally!
Thanks! Now I have a couple additional questions:

1) I plan to do apt-get dist-upgrade when Hardy is final. Hardy uses a
later kernel than my Gutsy 2.6.22-14-generic kernel. Will what I just
did mess up the upgrade?

2) The light is working now, but I note that Network Manager (System >
Administration > Network) still doesn't see available wireless
networks. I also have wifi-radar and it sees all available networks
just fine. Do I assume correctly that this is a bug in the Network
Manager GUI, unrelated to the driver? And did I just install the latest
driver?

3) I have always had a problem with random disconnects using the
4965agn, especially when the signal is weak. I can't test this right
now because I am at home where I do not have wireless (house is wired
for ethernet). Does what I just did install better/later drivers?

Sorry to be such an idiot. I'm just a desktop user so I don't know much
about what things look like on the inside.