https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=DarkThinker 2026-04-19T08:16:13Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.31.12 https://www.thinkwiki.org/w/index.php?title=ThinkPad_11a/b/g_Wireless_LAN_Mini_Express_Adapter&diff=30138 2007-05-27T15:33:17Z

<p>DarkThinker: /* Related Links */</p> <hr /> <div>__NOTOC__<br /> {| width=&quot;100%&quot;<br /> |style=&quot;vertical-align:top&quot; |<br /> &lt;div style=&quot;margin: 0; margin-right:10px; border: 1px solid #dfdfdf; padding: 0em 1em 1em 1em; background-color:#F8F8FF; align:right;&quot;&gt;<br /> === ThinkPad 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter ===<br /> This is a WiFi Adapter that is installed in a Mini-PCI Express slot<br /> <br /> === Features ===<br /> * Chipset: Atheros AR5006EX (As printed on card AR5BXB6)<br /> * Integrated Mac Processor and Radio Chip: Atheros 5424<br /> * IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g<br /> * PCI ID: 168c:1014<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> |style=&quot;vertical-align:top&quot; |<br /> [[image:Atheros_mini_express_wifi(thumbnail).jpg|Atheros mini-PCIe WiFi Adapter]]<br /> |}<br /> <br /> === IBM Partnumbers ===<br /> IBM Option PN (US): 40Y7026<br /> <br /> === Linux WiFi driver ===<br /> Try the [[Madwifi]] driver.<br /> <br /> OR<br /> <br /> get the driver from http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-52527 and use ndiswrapper<br /> <br /> === Hardware switch ===<br /> <br /> Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the '''on''' position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state:<br /> <br /> [[Image:Wireless-switch.png|(ThinkPad R60 radio switch in the ON position)]]<br /> <br /> (Note: This may not always be the case. On at least one T60, model 2007-62U with Atheros AR5212, running Ubuntu Edgy with the MadWifi driver, the wireless switch has no effect. Wireless operates with the switch in either position. But there's an [http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.acpi.ibm-acpi.devel/137 experimental patch] which adds support of the switch to [[ibm-acpi]].)<br /> <br /> === ThinkPads this card may be found in ===<br /> * {{T60}}, {{T60p}}<br /> * {{X60}}, {{X60s}}<br /> * {{Z60t}}, {{z61m}}<br /> <br /> === Related Links ===<br /> * [http://www.madwifi.org MadWifi project page]<br /> * [http://madwifi.org/ticket/263 MadWifi ticket #263]<br /> * [http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=126266&amp;highlight=atheros A Guide to Installing Atheros Cards Under Fedora Linux]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Components]]</div>

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