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.