Generic Intel 2100 card & T41

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AIX · #1 Post by **AIX** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:12 am

I bought an Intel 2100 wifi card on ebay recently. The card was advertised as "Fits IBM Thinkpad". I asked the seller for the FRU PN and I was pointed to thinkwiki - so I assumed that was the right card for my T41. You cand see the auction here. I received the package today and I found that is a generic Intel card, not a "IBM" one.

Do you think is there any chance to get the card working without 1802 error? I don't want to open the case just for nothing..

Thanks!

brainpicker · #2 Post by **brainpicker** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 9:48 am

Who knows? I'd handicap this for you but why not ask the seller himself/herself as ol' "morgie" is posting his/her wares right here on the forum now too ( http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.php?t=21107 ). As you will see by following the link to the eBay auction advertised there ( http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 6852462634 ), this is indeed the same person who sold the Intel 2100 card to you via auction. Small world huh? So send morgie a PM and let us know here if you get a response either way. I for one would be interested as I would only consider bidding on the other auction should I find morgie to be a good person who would answer relative questions after the sale.

Keep us informed.

-Yak

AIX · #3 Post by **AIX** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:20 am

Small world, indeed

PM sent to morgie, thanks.

#4 Post by **GomJabbar** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:24 am

I saw this link for info posted elsewhere on this forum.

Topic Title: Thinkpad T41 and intel 2200 wireless miniPCI
Topic Summary: Can they be made to work?

morgie · #5 Post by **morgie** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:30 am

Hi guys, 'tis me. As far as I know I advertised this card correctly and it should be good for your T41 - however I haven't fitted one myself - I hope someone else here can help to advise first. I will also try and track down someone else who I believe has fitted one to try and get you a definitive answer. Really sorry if this isn't right - if it's not sure we can work out a refund.

brainpicker · #6 Post by **brainpicker** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:41 am

morgie wrote:Hi guys, 'tis me. As far as I know I advertised this card correctly and it should be good for your T41 - however I haven't fitted one myself - I hope someone else here can help to advise first. I will also try and track down someone else who I believe has fitted one to try and get you a definitive answer. Really sorry if this isn't right - if it's not sure we can work out a refund.

AIX,
I hope you felt this was a satisfatory reply. Maybe you two can get this to work? If not you were even offered to work out a refund.

Good Luck!

morgie · #7 Post by **morgie** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:43 am

AIX - I've dropped you a PM too. As said if it's really not right for you we can work out a refund. Hopefully someone here with more knowledge of it all can clear it up one way or the other for good.

AIX · #8 Post by **AIX** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:02 am

First - I want to thank you all for the answers.

GomJabbar - mine is 2100, the guys on anandtech are talking about 2200, but I found there a little info about 2100 too.

brainpicker - it was a satisfatory reply from morgie.

morgie, thank you for the fast reply/PM. The package arrived as you stated (~5 days).

I'll try to install the card this weekend, I'll keep you informed. Hope it'll works.

morgie · #9 Post by **morgie** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:07 am

No problem AIX. Let's hope we hear back from an expert in this field on here first.

morgie · #10 Post by **morgie** » Fri Feb 24, 2006 12:37 pm

I've just heard from someone who tried this card on a T40 and it didn't work so unfortunately I think this would be the same for the T41

Drop me a PM AIX and let me know if you want to arrange a refund.

However, also been reading at ThinkWiki about some solutions. I would never recommend BIOS changes, but out of interest has anyone tried modifying the PCI-ID of a wlan card like this?

AIX · #11 Post by **AIX** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 2:29 am

I installed the card yesterday, and I can confirm - the 1802 error is real

I don't wanna try the no-1802 BIOS hack, modifying the PCI-ID of a wlan card works only in Linux -unfortunately, so - I'm in the market for a "IBM" card again (make me an offer

).

morgie - I'm gonna tell you in a couple of days about your proposal to refund, I'm not sure yet, maybe I'll sell the card here (as in Bucharest), this seems easier than a refund.

Thanks.

morgie · #12 Post by **morgie** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:38 am

Hi AIX, Hmm ok, sorry to hear this but I guess we suspected this by now

. Ok, if you decide to sell that's cool - if you make a loss at all I'll cover the difference - hope that would help. If you make a profit then maybe that would bring some good out of this situation

. Drop me a PM to arrange refund or discuss otherwise.

makai · #13 Post by **makai** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:45 pm

AIX,

I pm'd you.

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