X31 Wifi Help Im getting Error 1802

[night_life]

Hi I just bought a x31 from ebay now Im trying to install a 2915abg intel pro wifi card and im getting the error code 1802 i also have no cd drive. i just install windows xp from my usb 4gb flashdrive any help would be great guys Im New And

[ajkula66]

I'm assuming that the card in question is not a genuine IBM card...search the forum for "1802 error" and you'll find the solution quickly...

[night_life]

I'm assuming that the card in question is not a genuine IBM card...search the forum for "1802 error" and you'll find the solution quickly...

it was removed from my mpc centrino u1000 laptop that work great but died the 2 weeks ago the problem is i have no cddrive is there any way to use the no-1802 with out a cd drive i have a 8gb flashdrive

[virge]

I'm pretty sure the X31 can boot from USB. Make your flash drive DOS bootable and run the program from there.

[night_life]

I'm pretty sure the X31 can boot from USB. Make your flash drive DOS bootable and run the program from there.

do you know where can i get a step by step for this at by chance i tryed google but have not seem to find much on it im new to this i had a hell of a time just trying to make a windows xp install for usb to work 7 hrs wow any help would be great thanks

[virge]

Try looking at these websites:

http://www.bay-wolf.com/usbmemstick.htm
http://www.bootdisk.com/pendrive.htm

Not sure that a 8GB flash is supported though. If nothing else works, it might be worth to buy/beg/borrow a USB Floppy.

[ajkula66]

virge wrote:

If nothing else works, it might be worth to buy/beg/borrow a USB Floppy.

Or buy a proper card for $15 or so...

[virge]

Or buy a proper card for $15 or so...

Good point! Didn't think of that more logical option.

[tomh009]

Or buy a proper card for $15 or so...

Just make sure you realize that "proper" is defined by your BIOS version. Depending on the card you get, you might need to do a BIOS upgrade.

I did the 1802 fix on both our X31s (some years ago) and it was quite easy -- but then I had an Ultrabase handy for booting from.

[godling]

Just follow the 1802 error thread ... there's a link in there that helps you make a bootable disk. You run that disk, and there's no more 1802 error, everything works. I've got the same card, and had the same error.

[night_life]

Just follow the 1802 error thread ... there's a link in there that helps you make a bootable disk. You run that disk, and there's no more 1802 error, everything works. I've got the same card, and had the same error.

kool by chance would you have a link to it i found 1 but not sure that the one the DL link in the thread is no good

[godling]

kool by chance would you have a link to it i found 1 but not sure that the one the DL link in the thread is no good

Thinkwiki has a great page, here:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_w ... twork_card

I used the DOS-based no-1802 CD, which I've got a copy of at home. (The on-line link is dead, unfortunately -- I supposed I could try to remember to make my home copy available to you. Alternately, you could follow this link:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Problem_w ... et_devices

Good luck!