[TriLUG] Re: Dell Latitude D620 laptop

[David A. Cafaro]

True, I forgot some systems like to lock into only approved cards.  Even
on mine, using the intel card, I loose the ability to use the hardware
keys to easily shot the wireless on/off (has to be done via software
commands).


On Wed, 2006-05-24 at 09:40 -0400, David Brain wrote:
> I'm not sure if this is the case for the system in question, but at
> some point didn't certain vendors BIOS limit the PCI IDs of WIFI
> cards, such that only 'blessed' cards would work.  I seem to recall
> that being an issue a while back.
> 
> Having said that I replaced the card in my laptop just with a 2915  -
> works fine.
> 
> David.
> 
> On 5/24/06, David A. Cafaro <dac at trilug.org> wrote:
> > You can purchase the 3945 and 2915 Intel mini-pci cards from many
> > vendors.  And you don't necessarily need a centrino compatible system to
> > use them.
> >
> > I purchases an Intel 2915ABG card from newegg and it is happily running
> > in my Transmetta Efficeon based laptop (about as for from centrino as
> > you can get).  The Intel drivers are built into the newer kernels and
> > the firmware is an easy download.
> >
> > Here's the card:
> > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833106220
> >
> > I had been using a Prism54 based card but got tired or not being able to
> > use WPA with it.  I'm not happily using WPA with the Intel based card.
> >
> > -David
> >