Intel WiFi Link 5100/5300 WLAN controller
Intel WiFi Link 5100 and 5300 WLAN controllerThis is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter, supported by the iwlagn driver since the 2.6.26 kernels. Features
WiFi Link 5100
WiFi Link 5300
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IBM Partnumbers
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Models featuring this Technology
WiFi Link 5100
- R400, R500
- SL300, SL400, SL400c, SL500, SL500c, SL510
- T400, T400s, T500
- W500
- X200, X200s, X301
- Y430, Y450, Y530
WiFi Link 5300
External Links
- http://www.intel.com/network/connectivity/products/wireless/adapters/5000/index.htm
- http://intellinuxwireless.org/ - Intel website for Linux drivers
Kernel 2.6.27-rc5 (as a patched kernel 2.6.26)
- download linux kernel 2.6.26
- download linux kernel prepatch 2.6.27-rc5
(http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/patch-2.6.27-rc5.bz2)
- make menuconfig
Device Drivers => Network device surppot => wireless LAN
CONFIG_WLAN_80211=y CONFIG_IWLWIFI=y CONFIG_IWLCORE=y CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS=y CONFIG_IWLWIFI_RFKILL=y CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG=y CONFIG_IWLAGN=y CONFIG_IWLAGN_SPECTRUM_MEASUREMENT=y CONFIG_IWLAGN_LEDS=y CONFIG_IWL5000=y
- make && make modules_install
- cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/kernel-2.6.27-rc5
- install wpa_supplicant
- now enjoy your new wireless card :)
alternative if you want to use your stock < 2.6.27 Kernel
See http://ubuntu-virginia.ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=5710211&postcount=4
Debian with kernel 2.6.28
- Get the Microcode
Download the iwlifi-5000 tarball with microcode (firmware) from IntelLinuxWireless
- Extract the contents of the tarball:
tar xzf iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11.tar.gz
(filename could be different)
- Copy the microcode file to /lib/firmware:
sudo cp ./iwlwifi-5000-ucode-5.4.A.11/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode /lib/firmware
(the directory name extracted from tarball could be different as well)
- Add repository
Add the following line to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://kernel-archive.buildserver.net/debian-kernel trunk main
- Update your local package index:
sudo apt-get update
- Install linux-image-2.6.28-1-686
sudo apt-get install linux-image-2.6.28-1-686
If you need the headers
Finally, if you need linux-headers-2.6.28-1-686, for instance to install propietary ATI drivers, then you'll have to satisfy the dependency of linux-kbuild-2.6.28. This package is not in the repositories, but you can build it yourself following the instructions at:
See section "How to build linux-kbuild-2.6 yourself"
sidux 2008-03
See How to install Intel Device 4236 under sidux 2008-03 (Ουρέα) for more info.