Intel 2915ABG minipci firmware flash - work with xp after?
 

My ultimate goal is to have a dual boot XP / Slackware 10.1 system that has wireless capabilities in both Operating Systems.

I have a Dell Latitude C600 and I've recently installed the Intel 2915ABG minipci wireless card.

There are directions at http://ipw2200.sourceforge.net/ which seem pretty straightforward but none of the resources I've looked through and googled for say that after I flash the firmware on the card that it won't work in Windows XP anymore. So after I flash the firmware on the card - will it work in XP?

I know for a fact that it does work in Windows XP sp2 with the Intel software that came with the card. I have as of yet been able to get Slackware 10.1 with the newest kernel or something 2.6.x on it and working.

Before I take on this endeavor - I need to be absolutely certain that it is actually possible (done before in the past and it will work, plain and simple). I'm not a developer and I can't write code for this sort of stuff but from my understanding that if it will work in Linux then I should be alright.

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In recap: should I flash the card's firmware and in doing so, does it lose the ability to function in XP?

I don't think it will loose the ability to work on XP, the project was created by Intel and I don't think they would risk to do so. If a important change could be made by flashing it they would tell you with big red letters ;)

Thank you for your very fast and prompt feedback!

I'd like to follow common sense but sometimes I question myself.

Besides, if it doesn't work in XP anymore it's not really a big loss :p