On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 11:44:27 EST5EDT4,M4.1,M10.5, Charles McCallister
wrote:
>
>What would be necessary for my A31p to do 802.11g, if possible at all. I'm
>thinking that the mPCI Intersil Prism 2.5 chipset adapter need be flash
>updated and drivers written for the opsys. Anyone know for sure?
Charles,
You must not have seen this posting that I sent on 19-Aug-2003. While
it is not what you want to hear, I do believe it is the answer to your
situation. See, in particular, the lines prefixed with:
>>===>
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>In today's IBM Announcements:
>
>>
>> _ 103229 IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter (13.5KB)
>> http://www.ibm.com/isource/cgi-bin/goto?it=usa_annred&on=103-229
>
>The following were listed as supported envionments:
>
>>Hardware requirements
>>
>>The IBM 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter is supported on the
>>following IBM systems, in select wireless-upgradable models:
>>
>>System name Machine type
>>
>>
>>
>>T40 2373, 2374, 2378
>>X31 2672, 2673, 2884
>>R40 PM 2722, 2723, 2724,
>> 2897
>>R40 Cel/P4M 2681, 2682, 2683,
>> 2896
>>
>>Notes:
>>
>> * Customers who purchase select ThinkPad T40, R40, and X31
>> models ? with integrated 802.11b wireless Mini PCI adapters
>> and UltraConnect antenna ? may upgrade their systems to
>> 802.11a or 802.11g functionality with the new IBM 11a/b/g
>> Wireless LAN Mini PCI Adapter.
>>===>* ThinkPad models with integrated 802.11a/b functionality may
>>===> not be upgraded with the 11a/b/g Wireless LAN Mini PCI
>>===> Adapter.
>>
>>Software requirements: One of the following Windows? operating systems:
>>
>> * 2000
>> * XP
>> * 98 SE
>> * NT 4.0, ThinkPad platform
>>
>>Compatibility: Some configurations may not be compatible.
>
>No surprise that OS/2 is not listed... But, then, my A30p is also
>not listed. :-(
>
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Sorry to bring bad news.
Carl
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