I swapped my intel card for a Senao Prism 2.5 minipci wireless card in my Thinkpad R51. There is a way to disable the card check and I have done it. It must be done before the unsupported card is put in the machine. http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/hacks.html Chris Schumann wrote: >It depends on the machine. This works just great in my 600X, as I wrote >before. Newer ThinkPads do indeed have PCI ID code lists that restrict which >cards can be installed. > >Not all ThinkPads do, and not all brands of other laptops do... and this >card is on the OK list for many machines. > >And of course, there are ways for enterprising folks like the TCLUG readers >to get around the attempt at vendor lock-in, on ThinkPads in particular. >Hurrah indeed that we even have to. > >Chris > > > >>From: Matthew S. Hallacy [mailto:poptix at poptix.net] >> >> > > > >>FYI: >> >>This is a rebadged Atheros card with the specific hardware ID >>necessary for ThinkPad laptops. You can't buy any old miniPCI >>wireless card, you have to buy them from IBM. (If you try to >>use another, it refuses to POST) >> >>Hurrah for vendor lock-in. >> >>On Fri, Apr 22, 2005 at 04:19:54PM -0500, Chris Schumann wrote: >> >> >>>I have for sale one Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection >>>MiniPCI card in perfect condition for sale. >>> >>>I installed it in my ThinkPad 600X, which does not normally have >>>internal WiFi, so I installed antennas, and in the process >>> >>> >>of fitting >> >> >>>it to my case, broke the connectors off one of those >>> >>> >>antenna. So I'm >> >> >>>stuck with one antenna and using my laptop in the house. >>> >>> >>But now it's >> >> >>>warm (well up until today it was), and I want to surf the >>> >>> >>web from my deck. Blasted aluminum siding! >> >> >>>Intel provides a Linux driver for it, and I have used it >>> >>> >>with FC2 and FC3. >> >> >>>First $20 can come get it, or I will deliver it to you in >>> >>> >>person or by >> >> >>>mail for $25... or make an offer. >>> >>>Thanks, >>>Chris Schumann >>>(who can't be bothered to look up his tclug classified password) >>> >>> >>-- >>Matthew S. Hallacy FUBAR, LART, >>BOFH Certified >>http://www.poptix.net GPG public >>key 0x01938203 >> >> > > >_______________________________________________ >TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >tclug-list at mn-linux.org >http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > > > >