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Re: [gNewSense-users] Problem going wireless, please help, thanks!


From: Stayvoid
Subject: Re: [gNewSense-users] Problem going wireless, please help, thanks!
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:06:02 +0300

Hey!

> Thinkpad laptops are picky about replacing the internal wifi card, so it is 
> much easier to use a USB stick.

That's true: http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/net/wireless/cards.html

"Some laptop manufacturers prevent you from changing the MiniPCI
wireless card with an arbitrary BIOS check. If you put in a 3rd party
card, the laptop won't boot. This has been an known issue with
Thinkpad laptops."

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_with_unauthorized_MiniPCI_network_card


HTH



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