T42 2378fvu (2200BG) with Windows 2003

[puco]

I installed Windows 2003 on my T42 a got running everything except the wireless card (Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG) and I have one Unknown device in the device (I suspect it's the infraport, since I can't find it in Device Manager)

Is here someone, who was able to get this card running under Windows 2003? The driver for Windows XP doesn't work. It can't be installed with setup.exe (The application is not supported in this operating system). I can install the driver through Device Manager - Update Driver, then the driver is installed (although it returns an error while installing) but the card still doesn't work in Windows/IBM Access Connections (but Netstmbler for example works)

Any help appriciated

[xth]

maybe you can try with Win2k drivers...

xth

[puco]

The drivers are the same, there is only onle to download from IBM and both are in same directory - to only difference seems that there are files W22N50.SYS and W22N51.SYS for w2k and XP. You think I should rename W22N50.SYS to W22N51.SYS?

update:
I did that, and the driver seems to be running. The IBM Access Connections can work with it, the Fn+F5 works and so does the Wireless Indicator under the LCD. Unfortunately I have no wireless network/devices around to test it now. Will post back results later.

[muffd]

I'm just curious as to why you would want to run win2k3 on a Thinkpad. Isn't that more suited for a stand-alone server?
Please don't take this as a snike comment. I'm just very curious.

[puco]

to muffd: I'm a web developer and I need the IIS 6 that comes with W2k3 and some other features. So I need it.

But more importantly: PROBLEM RESOLVED. Now my wireless card works without any problems.

I used the 8.1.0.25 driver. Renamed the file WLANCX2\PROW2200\WIN2K_XP\W22N50.SYS to W22N51.SYS. And hen installed the driver.

Now I need only to find out what the Unknown device in Device menager is. Is here someone with Windows 2003 who knows what devices were undetected on the clean installation?

[ZPrime]

to muffd: I'm a web developer and I need the IIS 6 that comes with W2k3 and some other features. So I need it.

But more importantly: PROBLEM RESOLVED. Now my wireless card works without any problems.

I used the 8.1.0.25 driver. Renamed the file WLANCX2\PROW2200\WIN2K_XP\W22N50.SYS to W22N51.SYS. And hen installed the driver.

Now I need only to find out what the Unknown device in Device menager is. Is here someone with Windows 2003 who knows what devices were undetected on the clean installation?

did you install the IBM power management/ACPI driver? That is something that you have to add in XP as well, otherwise you get a random unknown device.

[flake]

Maybe a better option would be to run the server OS under VMware, instead of fighting with driver incompatabilities.

Cheers,

~Jason

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[puco]

I have IBM power management installed.

Also to 2200BG - you have to have the Sebring API installed from APPS\API\SEBRINGAPI.EXE

[Nabeel]

I'm thinking of upgrading too. It's basically a clean version of Windows XP. And if you follow this guide, it should be pretty much identical:

http://www.msfn.org/win2k3/index.htm

[puco]

Here is the list of all my devices, can someone with 2378-FVU check if he has some other devices, so I know what is the Unknown device.

This is a list from my Windows 2003 server with Hidden device (View -> Show hidden device) (I omitted the Non-Plug and Play Drivers class from list):

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Class: Batteries
Device: Microsoft AC Adapter
Device: Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Control Method Battery

Class: Computer
Device: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) PC

Class: Disk drives
Device: FUJITSU MHT2040AH

Class: Display adapters
Device: ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9600 Series

Class: DVD/CD-ROM drives
Device: MATSHITA UJDA755yDVD/CDRW

Class: Human Interface Devices
Device: Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer

Class: IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
Device: Intel(r) 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller-24CA
Device: Primary IDE Channel
Device: Secondary IDE Channel

Class: Keyboards
Device: Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard

Class: Mice and other pointing devices
Device: IBM ThinkPad UltraNav Pointing Device
Device: Microsoft USB IntelliMouse Explorer

Class: Modems
Device: IBM Integrated 56K Modem

Class: Monitors
Device: Default Monitor
Device: Default Monitor
Device: IBM ThinkPad 1400x1050 LCD panel
Device: Generic Television

Class: Network adapters
Device: Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Mobile Connection
Device: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
Device: WAN Miniport (L2TP)
Device: WAN Miniport (IP)
Device: WAN Miniport (PPPOE)
Device: WAN Miniport (PPTP)
Device: Direct Parallel

Class: Other devices
Device: Unknown device

Class: PCMCIA adapters
Device: Texas Instruments PCI-4520 CardBus Controller
Device: Texas Instruments PCI-4520 CardBus Controller

Class: Ports (COM & LPT)
Device: Printer Port (LPT1)
Device: Communications Port (COM1)

Class: Processors
Device: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1.70GHz

Class: Sound, video and game controllers
Device: SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio
Device: Audio Codecs
Device: Legacy Audio Drivers
Device: Media Control Devices
Device: Legacy Video Capture Devices
Device: Video Codecs
Device: Microsoft Kernel System Audio Device
Device: Microsoft Kernel Wave Audio Mixer
Device: Microsoft WINMM WDM Audio Compatibility Driver

Class: Storage volumes
Device: Generic volume
Device: Generic volume
Device: Generic volume

Class: System devices
Device: ACPI Fixed Feature Button
Device: IBM PM Device
Device: Programmable interrupt controller
Device: System timer
Device: Direct memory access controller
Device: System speaker
Device: PCI bus
Device: System CMOS/real time clock
Device: System board
Device: Motherboard resources
Device: Numeric data processor
Device: Microsoft ACPI-Compliant Embedded Controller
Device: ACPI Lid
Device: ACPI Sleep Button
Device: ACPI Thermal Zone
Device: Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
Device: ISAPNP Read Data Port
Device: Printer Port Logical Interface
Device: Intel(R) 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge - 2448
Device: Intel(r) 82801DB SMBus Controller - 24C3
Device: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device: Microsoft Composite Battery
Device: Volume Manager
Device: Terminal Server Device Redirector
Device: Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
Device: Terminal Server Mouse Driver
Device: Plug and Play Software Device Enumerator
Device: Microcode Update Device

Class: Universal Serial Bus controllers
Device: Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C2
Device: Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C4
Device: Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB Universal Host Controller - 24C7
Device: Intel(r) 82801DB/DBM USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller - 24CD
Device: USB Root Hub
Device: USB Root Hub
Device: USB Root Hub
Device: USB Root Hub

Thanks