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Re: [gNewSense-users] minipci wireless cards and bios
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Ted Smith |
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Re: [gNewSense-users] minipci wireless cards and bios |
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Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:35:27 -0400 |
On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 12:36 -0400, Brian Kemp wrote:
> >Is it possible to replace the wifi card with a supported one?
> >kk
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> If they're thinkpads, you may need to hack the BIOS:
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> http://www.paul.sladen.org/thinkpad-r31/wifi-card-pci-ids.html
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> Whee...this is yet another standard case of proprietary software
> lock-in, all in the name of fearing the US FCC or not testing them all
> or...something. Who knows what lurks in the hearts of Proprietary
> Software coders?[0]
> --BK
Thinkpads and newer HP machines (which means newer Compaq machines too).
And probably more, as treacherous computing advances.
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