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IBM Thinkpad G41-2886-5TU
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2 40465 10-28-2006
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Description: Laptop - IBM thinkpad G41-2886-5TU

Intel P4-M 532 3.06 GHz
768 MB RAM
40 GB 4200 rpm Harddrive
15" XGA(1024x768) TFT LCD
Integrated Intel Extreme Graphics
24x10x24x/8x CD-RW/DVD
IBM 802.11b/g wireless(MPCI)
Modem(CDC)
10/100 Ethernet(LOM)
Keywords: IBM Thinkpad laptop P4 3GHz
/sbin/lspci output: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 82852/82855 GM/GME/PM/GMV Processor to I/O Controller (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4-M) LPC Interface Bridge (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4-M) IDE Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5901 100Base-TX (rev 01)
02:01.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
02:01.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications, Inc. AR5212 802.11abg NIC (rev 01)


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Old 09-13-2005, 06:18 PM   #1
dllahr
 
Registered: Nov 2004
Distribution: FC 3
Posts: 12

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Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 7

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.12-1.1376_FC3
Distribution: Fedora Core 3



The wireless ethernet card is not recognized by the system, and I have not taken the time to go through the somewhat lengthy procedure proscribed by the company hired by IBM to ensure linux compatibility to get it working.
 
Old 10-28-2006, 02:05 PM   #2
dllahr
 
Registered: Nov 2004
Distribution: FC 3
Posts: 12

Rep: Reputation: Reputation:
Would you recommend the product? yes | Price you paid? (in USD): None indicated | Rating: 8

Kernel (uname -r): 2.6.17-1.2187_FC5smp
Distribution: Fedora Core 5


Update from previous: Using madwifi it is now easy to get the wireless chip working.
 




  



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