Difference between revisions of "ThinkPad 11b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Express Adapter II"
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== Linux support == | == Linux support == | ||
− | This chip is supported by the rtlwifi driver, which is planned for kernel inclusion in 2.6. | + | This chip is supported by the rtlwifi/rtl8192se driver, which is [http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/63810 planned for kernel inclusion in 2.6.39]. There are two other options available, a Linux driver available for download from Realtek, or ndiswrapper. |
(Ubuntu 10.4 support it now). | (Ubuntu 10.4 support it now). | ||
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=== rtlwifi === | === rtlwifi === | ||
− | The rtlwifi driver which supports this chip will be included in kernel 2.6. | + | The rtlwifi driver which supports this chip will be included in kernel 2.6.39-rc1. Until that is released you can install the driver from the [http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6.git wireless-next kernel tree] or, if you are running the latest stable kernel, build only the drivers from the compat-wireless branch. |
See http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download/ for instructions about installing compat-wireless. | See http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download/ for instructions about installing compat-wireless. | ||
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More information about using the Realtek native driver in Ubuntu: [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/401126?comments=all] | More information about using the Realtek native driver in Ubuntu: [https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/401126?comments=all] | ||
− | Please note: use of this driver on Lenovo systems results in unpredictable fatal crashes on some systems! It's is *not* advised to choose this | + | Please note: use of this driver on Lenovo systems results in unpredictable fatal crashes on some systems! It's is *not* advised to choose this driver. |
Known problems: | Known problems: |
Revision as of 17:31, 5 February 2011
ThinkPad 11b/g/n Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Express Adapter IIThis is a Mini-PCI Express WiFi Adapter, supported by a driver downloadable from Realtek. Features
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Linux support
This chip is supported by the rtlwifi/rtl8192se driver, which is planned for kernel inclusion in 2.6.39. There are two other options available, a Linux driver available for download from Realtek, or ndiswrapper. (Ubuntu 10.4 support it now).
rtlwifi
The rtlwifi driver which supports this chip will be included in kernel 2.6.39-rc1. Until that is released you can install the driver from the wireless-next kernel tree or, if you are running the latest stable kernel, build only the drivers from the compat-wireless branch.
See http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download/ for instructions about installing compat-wireless.
Realtek Linux driver
The Realtek Linux driver for this chip can be downloaded from the Realtek website
More information about using the Realtek native driver in Ubuntu: [1]
Please note: use of this driver on Lenovo systems results in unpredictable fatal crashes on some systems! It's is *not* advised to choose this driver.
Known problems:
* Connections randomly drop out after a few minutes (seems to be fixed in version 015) This problem has been observed with version 015 too. Realtek has been contacted about the problem. * When using WPA Enterprise, entire system will freeze after a few minutes, requiring reboot * Freezes also happen with Ad-Hoc mode from time to time
ndiswrapper
More information on using the Windows drivers with Ndiswrapper can be found here:[2].