On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:23:23 +1200 Don Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Steve Holdoway wrote: > >> I got an HP Pavilion DV1000 and had endless issues sorting out the wifi. > > Given that the wifi is provided 99% of the time by a mini pci card, > > replacing it with a supported one isn't really that difficult - well find > > someone with good eyesight to plug the aerials back in. Last time I looked > > ( and this was quite some time ago ), they were available on Trademe for > > around $50. > > I don't know if my machine has a mini pci socket in it. That's not the > same as PCMCIA is it? Err... no. The name difference soft of gives that away (: Like http://www.trademe.co.nz/Computers/Laptops/Accessories/auction-149187374.htm?p=1 which is out of an hp, and, as the 43xx chipset is supported will work fine, as long as you're happy with 802.11b only. > > I got a PCMCIA wifi card from CDL last week that had an RT60 chip in it > and was easy to get up and running with Sarge and only cost $40. > > The point of the thread was getting a new machine. There would have to > be some compelling reasons to buy an HP that you know to have problems > over something else that is just supported out of the box like IBM. To make the massive assumption that HP *only* use brand X wifi cards is pretty silly IMO. Builders use the most cost-effective solution at the time of building. You may have read in my answer to CS that you even have to check the *revision number* on D-Link cards to see what chipset they're using. IBM may well be the exception to this, as they make their own. > > Cheers Don > -- > Don Gould > 1/31 Acheson Ave, Shirley, Christchurch, New Zealand > Phone: +64 3 348 7235 - Mobile: +64 21 114 0699 > www.thinkdesignprint.co.nz
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