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Until the madwifi driver stabilizes you might want to get the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-66449 Windows driver] from Lenovo's support site and use a recent version of [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93482&package_id=99148 ndiswrapper (>= 1.29)]. I've compiled a [[How_to_install_ndiswrapper_for_the_ThinkPad_11a/b/g/n_Wireless_LAN_Mini_Express_Adapter | Howto]] for this card. | Until the madwifi driver stabilizes you might want to get the [http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/document.do?lndocid=MIGR-66449 Windows driver] from Lenovo's support site and use a recent version of [http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93482&package_id=99148 ndiswrapper (>= 1.29)]. I've compiled a [[How_to_install_ndiswrapper_for_the_ThinkPad_11a/b/g/n_Wireless_LAN_Mini_Express_Adapter | Howto]] for this card. | ||
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+ | If anyone is able to get the AR5418 to work with madwifi, please add your procedure for getting it to work - in the meantime, [[How_to_install_ndiswrapper_for_the_ThinkPad_11a/b/g/n_Wireless_LAN_Mini_Express_Adapter | ndiswrapper works]] with the windows driver. | ||
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Revision as of 11:07, 9 June 2007
ThinkPad 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini Express AdapterThis is a WiFi Adapter that is installed in a Mini-PCI Express slot Features
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IBM Partnumbers
42T0825 [1]
Linux WiFi driver
There's now (04.04.07) added experimental support for the AR5008 chipset to a new branch in MadWifi. I have compiled this driver successfully, but it's still at an experimental stage, so no promises are given. Howto
There is an old ticket for this card at madwifi, #1001.
There is an new ticket for this card at madwifi-branch, #1243.
To install this driver, just checkout the branch madwifi-hal-0.9.30.13.
mkdir /tmp/madwifi cd /tmp/madwifi svn checkout http://svn.madwifi.org/branches/madwifi-hal-0.9.30.13/ cd madwifi-hal-0.9.30.13/ make make install *choose [r] reboot
News fron the madwifi-branch:
* milestone changed from version 0.9.x - progressive release candidate phase to version 0.9.4. FYI: the madwifi-hal-0.9.30.13 branch has been merged to trunk (and the branch has been removed). If you don't want to wait until the next release (v0.9.4), you could go with a snapshot or checkout from trunk - just make sure that your code is >= r2360.
Until the madwifi driver stabilizes you might want to get the Windows driver from Lenovo's support site and use a recent version of ndiswrapper (>= 1.29). I've compiled a Howto for this card.
AR5418 is still to new?
If anyone is able to get the AR5418 to work with madwifi, please add your procedure for getting it to work - in the meantime, ndiswrapper works with the windows driver.
Hardware switch
Some ThinkPads have a hardware switch that must be in the on position for the radio to work, regardless of driver state: