[Techtalk] Thinkpad/Debian - T60p wireless...
Michelle Konzack
linux4michelle at freenet.de
Fri Sep 21 14:50:34 UTC 2007
Am 2007-09-19 14:36:05, schrieb Michelle M:
> Bethany Seeger wrote:
> > I have a Thinkpad T60p and I can't seem to get the wireless working. It
> > has the Atheros Ntework Controller, versus an Intel device.
??? -- I have a PCMCIA Card which hast the Atheros-Chip and I have
a/b/g and now the R60 which has a Mini-PCI with the Atheros-Chip a/b/g
is working too (I have tried it in the Computer-Shop.)
I will buy a Thinkpad R60 (Intel Core 2 Duo T5600 with 15" Display) but
Now I am curios, since in the Description from Lenovo is writte, you
can have:
1) ThinkPad 802.11a/b/g II
2) ThinkPad 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini-PCI
3) Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
So it seems, the Model I get has the "Mini-PCI" Slot and I can excange
the card agains an
4) UMTS Broadband/Wireless WAN
> I had that exact problem - and the issue is that the drivers don't exist
> for Madwifi yet for the Atheros driver. (I ended up having to return the
> laptop.)
>
> Check out:
>
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.17/+bug/66481
My selfmade Live/Rescue/Install-CD use the 2.6.23 and maybe your Ubuntu
problem is solved by using a newer Kernel?
Thanks, Greetings and nice Day
Michelle Konzack
Tamay Dogan Network
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