From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: 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 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 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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.