Difference between revisions of "ThinkPad 11a/b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini Express Adapter"
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| − | This is for the unknown Atheros device, PCI ID 168c:0024. | + | This is for the unknown Atheros device, PCI ID 168c:0024. I only got i working with ndiswrapper, a madwifi driver is not yet available. |
| + | ===ndiswrapper=== | ||
Got it working on my T60 2007VEH by installing the windows driver via ndiswrapper. You need a recent version of ndiswrapper (I used driver version 1.30). | Got it working on my T60 2007VEH by installing the windows driver via ndiswrapper. You need a recent version of ndiswrapper (I used driver version 1.30). | ||
This is the procedure I used: | This is the procedure I used: | ||
| − | + | * Download the Windows driver from Lenovo/IBM's support site. Search for your Thinkpad model and look out for the "Wireless LAN ThinkPad 11abgn for Windows" driver. | |
| − | + | * extract its contents with cabextract: | |
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:~> cabextract 7iwc16ww.exe | :~> cabextract 7iwc16ww.exe | ||
Extracting cabinet: 7iwc16ww.exe | Extracting cabinet: 7iwc16ww.exe | ||
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extracting WINXP_2K/NET5416.INF | extracting WINXP_2K/NET5416.INF | ||
extracting WLLANATH.TPI | extracting WLLANATH.TPI | ||
| − | + | * In the WINXP_2K directory, install the driver file with ndiswrapper: | |
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:~> cd WINXP_2K/ | :~> cd WINXP_2K/ | ||
:~> sudo /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i NET5416.INF | :~> sudo /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i NET5416.INF | ||
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[...last line repeats a few times...] | [...last line repeats a few times...] | ||
Note that the last line only occurs with a recent version of ndiswrapper. I had to compile ndiswrapper from source to get the new version. This went smoothly on SUSE 10.1 with the kernel-developer selection installed. | Note that the last line only occurs with a recent version of ndiswrapper. I had to compile ndiswrapper from source to get the new version. This went smoothly on SUSE 10.1 with the kernel-developer selection installed. | ||
| − | + | * ndiswrapper (run as root) tells you that the driver is installed: | |
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root:~> ndiswrapper -l | root:~> ndiswrapper -l | ||
net5416 driver installed, hardware (168C:FF1D) present | net5416 driver installed, hardware (168C:FF1D) present | ||
Strange, the PCI ID changed. ndiswrapper reports it as 168C:FF1D, while lspci -l reports 168c:0024. | Strange, the PCI ID changed. ndiswrapper reports it as 168C:FF1D, while lspci -l reports 168c:0024. | ||
| − | + | * load the ndiswrapper module: | |
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root:~> modprobe ndiswrapper | root:~> modprobe ndiswrapper | ||
| − | + | * iwconfig shows the card: | |
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root:~> iwconfig wlan0 | root:~> iwconfig wlan0 | ||
wlan0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"youknowit" | wlan0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"youknowit" | ||
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I must add that a few days ago, with another access point, the exact same porcedure did not work. The card was tuned to some 5.?? GHz and would not recognize the 802.11g network that was present. Suceeded to connect with another PCMCIA WLAN card, also driven by ndiswrapper, so it wasn't the network or ndiswrapper's fault. Have to wait until tonight to see if I can reproduce the failure now I got it working once, though. | I must add that a few days ago, with another access point, the exact same porcedure did not work. The card was tuned to some 5.?? GHz and would not recognize the 802.11g network that was present. Suceeded to connect with another PCMCIA WLAN card, also driven by ndiswrapper, so it wasn't the network or ndiswrapper's fault. Have to wait until tonight to see if I can reproduce the failure now I got it working once, though. | ||
| − | + | ===madwifi=== | |
| + | madwifi has no suppotr yet for this card. Current models of the MacBook seem to be equipped with this card, too, so we're not the only ones waiting for a driver... Support is tracked by [http://madwifi.org/ticket/1001 madwifi ticket #1001]. There you'll also find some useful links. It was my source for information while trying to get this piece of hardware working, so thanks go out to the community at madwifi! | ||
Revision as of 13:32, 6 December 2006
This is for the unknown Atheros device, PCI ID 168c:0024. I only got i working with ndiswrapper, a madwifi driver is not yet available.
ndiswrapper
Got it working on my T60 2007VEH by installing the windows driver via ndiswrapper. You need a recent version of ndiswrapper (I used driver version 1.30).
This is the procedure I used:
- Download the Windows driver from Lenovo/IBM's support site. Search for your Thinkpad model and look out for the "Wireless LAN ThinkPad 11abgn for Windows" driver.
- extract its contents with cabextract:
:~> cabextract 7iwc16ww.exe Extracting cabinet: 7iwc16ww.exe extracting DATA1.CAB extracting DATA1.HDR extracting DATA2.CAB extracting IBMTPI.XML extracting IKERNEL.EX_ extracting IMDRV/WSIMD.CAT extracting IMDRV/WSIMD.INF extracting IMDRV/WSIMD.SYS extracting IMDRV/WSIMDP.CAT extracting IMDRV/WSIMDP.INF extracting LAYOUT.BIN extracting SETUP.EXE extracting SETUP.INI extracting SETUP.INX extracting SETUP.ISS extracting UNINSTLL.ISS extracting WINXP_2K/AR5416.SYS extracting WINXP_2K/NET5416.CAT extracting WINXP_2K/NET5416.INF extracting WLLANATH.TPI
- In the WINXP_2K directory, install the driver file with ndiswrapper:
:~> cd WINXP_2K/ :~> sudo /usr/sbin/ndiswrapper -i NET5416.INF installing net5416 ... forcing parameter MapRegisters from 256 to 64 [...last line repeats a few times...]
Note that the last line only occurs with a recent version of ndiswrapper. I had to compile ndiswrapper from source to get the new version. This went smoothly on SUSE 10.1 with the kernel-developer selection installed.
- ndiswrapper (run as root) tells you that the driver is installed:
root:~> ndiswrapper -l net5416 driver installed, hardware (168C:FF1D) present
Strange, the PCI ID changed. ndiswrapper reports it as 168C:FF1D, while lspci -l reports 168c:0024.
- load the ndiswrapper module:
root:~> modprobe ndiswrapper
- iwconfig shows the card:
root:~> iwconfig wlan0
wlan0 IEEE 802.11b ESSID:"youknowit"
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.462 GHz Access Point: 01:23:45:67:89:AB
Bit Rate:11 Mb/s
Encryption key:off
Power Management:off
Link Quality:42/100 Signal level:-69 dBm Noise level:-96 dBm
Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0
Tx excessive retries:0 Invalid misc:0 Missed beacon:0
This is with KNetworkManager running; it automatically connected to the network. ESSID and Access Point MAC are faked for this howto.
I must add that a few days ago, with another access point, the exact same porcedure did not work. The card was tuned to some 5.?? GHz and would not recognize the 802.11g network that was present. Suceeded to connect with another PCMCIA WLAN card, also driven by ndiswrapper, so it wasn't the network or ndiswrapper's fault. Have to wait until tonight to see if I can reproduce the failure now I got it working once, though.
madwifi
madwifi has no suppotr yet for this card. Current models of the MacBook seem to be equipped with this card, too, so we're not the only ones waiting for a driver... Support is tracked by madwifi ticket #1001. There you'll also find some useful links. It was my source for information while trying to get this piece of hardware working, so thanks go out to the community at madwifi!
