This message generated a parse failure. Raw output follows here. Please use 'back' to navigate. From devnull@lkml.org Fri May 10 18:55:34 2024 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262427AbTLQAOU (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:14:20 -0500 Received: from adsl-206-170-148-147.dsl.snfc21.pacbell.net ([206.170.148.147]:8387 "EHLO gw.goop.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262331AbTLQAON (ORCPT ); Tue, 16 Dec 2003 19:14:13 -0500 Received: by gw.goop.org (Postfix, from userid 525) id 26B9C784E0; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:14:12 -0800 (PST) Received: from dhcp-140-229.pao.digeo.com (host101.pao.digeo.com [12.47.58.101]) by gw.goop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CCF17784A6; Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:14:11 -0800 (PST) Subject: Re: [OT] "unauthorized" mini-pci wlan cards in thinkpads From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge To: Scott Mcdermott Cc: linux-kernel , Bryan O'Sullivan In-Reply-To: <20031215174349.C17007@newbox.localdomain> References: <20031215174349.C17007@newbox.localdomain> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=-F4fwfRPYtMWUgrD18nuj" Message-Id: <1071619961.6205.28.camel@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:12:41 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --=-F4fwfRPYtMWUgrD18nuj Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Mon, 2003-12-15 at 14:43, Scott Mcdermott wrote: > Has anyone heard more about this from IBM or know of some > way to disable the whitelist checking? It's really a shame > to not be able to use the nice builtin antennas in these > laptops with newer Mini-PCI cards (like the a/b/g combo that > IBM themselves make, which is still "unauthorized" on both > my X31 and T30 with latest BIOS) and instead be forced to > waste a PCMCIA slot and not get as good a signal. Bryan O'Sullivan just posted saying that he got an Atheros card from IBM which works, but only after a BIOS update. I've attached his message. I'm hoping to try one of these out myself soon (I've got a Cisco card, but the driver is really only just works). J --=-F4fwfRPYtMWUgrD18nuj Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: message/rfc822 Return-Path: X-Sieve: cmu-sieve 2.0 Return-Path: Received: by gw.goop.org (Postfix, from userid 525) id 1F06B78507; Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:48:43 -0800 (PST) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [67.72.78.212]) by gw.goop.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F9B7784A7 for ; Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:48:31 -0800 (PST) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S263636AbTLJQph (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:45:37 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S263740AbTLJQph (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:45:37 -0500 Received: from dsl092-013-071.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([66.92.13.71]:3248 "EHLO pelerin.serpentine.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S263636AbTLJQph (ORCPT ); Wed, 10 Dec 2003 11:45:37 -0500 Received: from [192.168.16.5] (camp4.serpentine.com [192.168.16.5]) by pelerin.serpentine.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B35776C330; Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:45:36 -0800 (PST) Subject: Update for IBM Thinkpad X31 and T40 users wishing to use miniPCI wifi cards From: Bryan O'Sullivan To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: durey@EmperorLinux.com Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1071074736.16162.12.camel@camp4.serpentine.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.4.5 (1.4.5-7) Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 08:45:36 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on gw.goop.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.3 required=6.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.60 X-Spam-Level: X-Evolution-Source: imap://jeremy@mail.goop.org/ Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit IBM has a newish Atheros-based 802.11a/b/g card, model number 31P9701, which works with the Thinkpad X31. I received mine last night and got the infamous error 1802 (card not authorized). I unplugged the miniPCI card and updated the X31's BIOS to revision 2.04, version 1QET66WW, dated 2003/12/02. (I believe you must still have Windows available to do this.) The system now boots happily, and the madwifi driver drives the card OK for me under both 2.4 and 2.6. I assume that the PCI whitelist of infamy is still in place in the latest BIOS, but at least it now supports a modern wifi card model.