[KLUG Members] Now we have Centrino support?

[Bruce Smith]

> Now we have Centrino support?

No.  Not me anyway.  I wasted a lot of time trying to make this work,
with no good results to show from it.

> http://www.newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=03/10/29/022246

This is an unusual concept.  It uses the Windows driver in Linux to
support the wireless network card.

First you download the latest WinXP or Win2K network drivers for the
wireless card, so I went to toshiba.com and downloaded both.  Then you
install the Linux program (linked above) to load the Windows driver.

Stock Redhat 9 with the latest kernel, the 2K driver is rejected right
away, loading the XP driver locks the PC solid.

So, their web site says it may require a later kernel with better ACPI
support, so I tried the latest Rawhide/Fedora 2.4.22 kernel RPM on RH9.
I got a little farther with the XP driver. I could see the wireless card
with ifconfig, but when I tried to use it (or even assign it an IP), it
locked up the PC tight, again.  (2K driver was unrecognized again)

So, I downloaded stock 2.4.22 and applied the latest ACPI patches.  The
results were more or less the same as the above Fedora 2.4.22 kernel.

Maybe I should try a 2.6-test kernel?  Or maybe I've already wasted too
much time on this ...  

Anyone from Intel on this list?  If so, please hurry up with your
drivers!  :-)

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Bruce Smith                bruce@armintl.com
System Administrator / Network Administrator
Armstrong International, Inc.
Three Rivers, Michigan  49093  USA
http://www.armstrong-intl.com/
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