using a Intel 2200BG from a Dell D600 on T41

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using a Intel 2200BG from a Dell D600 on T41

#1 Post by guest2183 » Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:41 pm

My Thinkpad T41 came with Intel 2100 wireless 802.1b
My Dell D600 came with the Intel 2200BG wireless 802.1b/g

I swapped the wireless, the Dell was happy but Thinkpad complained, said that the hardware was illegal just before it starts to go to hard drive to boot up the OS.

What is the difference between what IBM sells for 2200BG compared to others?

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#2 Post by Plinkerton » Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:57 pm

I think they may just do that on purpose. I have heard the to use wifi with IBMs, the card has to be IBM brand. Kinda sucks.

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#3 Post by AssPenny » Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:16 am

Wont work, it must be an IBM card.
IBM T40, T30, A30, T22
Dell D810

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#4 Post by Zeitgeist » Sun Nov 21, 2004 5:17 am

AssPenny wrote:Wont work, it must be an IBM card.
Correct, except after a bios modification:

http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/wireless.html
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#5 Post by lvlolvlo » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:10 am

Zeitgeist wrote: Correct, except after a bios modification:

http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mjg59/thinkpad/wireless.html
that's the money ball. good find, i've always wanted a link that would explain it everytime i get asked. ctrl-d :wink:

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#6 Post by guest2183 » Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:10 am

The file works as described! My mini-PCI wireless 2200 works on the Thinkpad T40 with the latest BIOS.


This is a great forum!

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#7 Post by guest2183 » Wed Nov 24, 2004 10:00 pm

How can I make FN-F5 work with this OEM 2200BG? I heard some people edited a XML file but where?

Basically I have bypassed the BIOS but the software/driver is impeding it to work.

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