Quoting Dan Duplito ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > i bookmarked it: you're referring to an article from theinquirer.net > (www.theinquirer.net/?article=12207). and the driver it referred to > was called DriverLoader (www.linuxant.com/driverloader/). it's not a > native driver, though, but essentially a "wrapper" for Linux using > Intel's own NDIS driver. unfortunately, it's not free ($19.95). > fortunately, there's an evaluation copy (which i have yet to install > and test). but if it works well enough, it'll be much cheaper than > buying an external Wi-card with native Linux support IF the intel > driver won't be appearing anytime soon.
But what's one's irritation with cruddy hardware worth? Moreover, what's it worth to avoid linking proprietary binary-only code into one's GPLed kernel? > Intel says the driver is "still under development" > (www.intel.com/support/notebook/centrino/sb/cs-006059-prd955.htm). it > felt silly signing a petition > (www.petitiononline.com/xanthan/petition.html) to "push" intel to > create a native Linux driver. wish us luck. In my view, luck means using real wireless chipsets: The "driver" would have to, as with winmodem chipsets, emulate in software the omitted circuitry. It's guaranteed to be buggy (inside kernel ring zero!), performance-robbing, binary-only, proprietary, and subject to breakage as the kernel interfaces change over time. The smart move is to eschew both the driver and the crippled hardware. Given that you're unlucky enough to own the hardware, you can still cut your losses by ignoring the crippled chipset and supplementing it with a real one via the PCMCIA socket. -- Cheers, "I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate Rick Moen those who do. And, for the people who like country music, [EMAIL PROTECTED] denigrate means 'put down'." -- Bob Newhart -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
