[Novalug] Laptop Follow-up

[David A. Cafaro]

I've used the intel internal Mini-PCI cards on laptops with Linux,  
and they function great.  Here are some options:

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-wireless-3945ABG-Network-Connection/dp/ 
B000EDQOK8/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1200065914&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.com/wireless-3945ABG-Mini-pci-Express-Adapter/dp/ 
B000ERK23Y/ref=pd_bbs_sr_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1200065914&sr=8-7

http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkPad-Wireless-Mini-PCI-Express/dp/ 
B000BR0EOE/ref=pd_bbs_sr_10?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1200065914&sr=8-10

And information about the driver (which is included with most  
distributions):

http://intellinuxwireless.org/


Cheers,
David


On Jan 11, 2008, at 10:12 AM, Dan Arico wrote:

> I thought some of you might be interested in a follow-up on that  
> Lenovo 3000
> laptop I got at MicroCenter.
>
> I installed OpenSUSE 10.3 on it. (Actually my daughter did with me  
> looking
> over her shoulder.) The installation went off without a hitch  
> except for two
> issues. The graphics are gorgeous and the hardware was all detected.
>
> Two problems remained. The sound was dead because of a  
> configuration issue and
> the wireless didn't work. With Greg's help, the sound is now  
> working. The
> problem was in the configuration file. The sound card was detected  
> properly,
> but the model needed to be changed to lenovo. Those of you who were  
> at the
> meeting no doubt noticed when the change was made. I'm having a  
> problem with
> the sound level. The mixer doesn't change it. My daughter is using  
> a set of
> earphones that have a volume control so I'm not concerned about  
> that for now.
>
> Wireless remains a problem. The wireless card uses the Broadcom  
> chip set and I
> haven't been able to get ndiswrapper to work. If I could locate a  
> card with a
> miniPCI Express connector and the Atheros chip set, I'd just swap  
> it out and
> be done with it.
>
> All in all, I'd say it was a good buy at $399.
>
> Theresa is taking to the laptop just fine. She's starting to use it in
> preference to her desktop XP machine because it's faster to boot  
> and a lot
> more stable.
>
> Dan Arico
>
> -- 
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> One OS to bring them all, and in the Darkness bind them,
> In the land of Redmond, where the Sales Reps lie.
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David A. Cafaro <dac at cafaro.net>
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