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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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=== AR5418 is still to new? ===
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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.
  
 
=== Hardware switch ===
 
=== Hardware switch ===

Revision as of 11:07, 9 June 2007

ThinkPad 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter

This is a WiFi Adapter that is installed in a Mini-PCI Express slot

Features

  • Chipset: Atheros AR5008 or Atheros AR5418
  • Integrated Mac Processor and Radio Chip: Atheros, unknown model
  • IEEE Standards: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n (draft)
  • PCI ID: 168c:0024

 

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:

(ThinkPad R60 radio switch in the ON position)

ThinkPads this card may be found in

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