If your XP installation disk version postdated the X32 (like your Ubuntu
10.4 disk does, in spades), then it should have found working drivers. Even
if it predated the X32, the X32's ethernet hardware well predates XP so the
XP install should have found it . Is your XP install disk is some highly
customized OEM version?
Linux screams on the X3* series. You could install a lightweight Linux
(like Lubuntu) and an office suite (like Koffice), install Oracle's Virtual
Box, and install XP as a virtual machine. Then you don't need to worry
about the drivers. Games won't run well, but they never did on this series
anyway.
David
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From: "Stuart Friedman" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 08, 2011 12:10 PM
To: "richard" <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] X32 wireless driver saga, cntd.
I can extract but something is not going on right. Out of frustration, I
put in a USB with Ubuntu 10.4 on it, booted it up and voila, I have
wireless. This is an irony as this was a Ubuntu machine before I started
my machinations, OI am getting ready to give to my computer unsavy sister
(not much more unsavy than her brother it seems!) and wanted the familiar
XP look. Perhaps it is time to stretch her a bit and go with the Ubuntu,
it also runs much faster even off the USB.
stuartf
On 8/8/2011 5:24 PM, richard wrote:
Can you extract 6hwc05ww.exe from the zip file? If so, can you run
6hwc05ww.exe?
Stuart Friedman wrote:
Yea, that's what I have been doing results are abysmal. Taking another
tack, any hints on getting the Ethernet running, I could then go on line
with the machine and get my updates at Lenovo.
stuartf
On 8/8/2011 11:27 AM, richard wrote:
Try opening the zip file in windows explorer. When I highlight the
file and hit enter, I get a screen showing two files, 6hwc05ww.exe and
6hwc05ww.txt.
Stuart Friedman wrote:
Same (non) response, I get a flash of a DOS screen and then nothing.
Just to clarify, I have downloaded this file on another machine (T43
if it matters) and then copied it to a USB jump drive and then moved
the jump drive to the X32.
On 8/8/2011 10:29 AM, richard wrote:
Try downloading the file again, then copy it to your c: drive, then
double click on it. What happens?
Stuart Friedman wrote:
Hmmm, there is no such directory even after a "unhide" the system
files; under C I have Documents and settings, Program Files, and
WINDOWS and under WINDOWS I have driver cache/i386/driver.
stuartf
On 8/8/2011 9:51 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Your wireless driver is here:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles/6hwc05ww.zip
After downloading and extracting it, you might have to go to
C>Drivers>Win>Wlanint and run the setup file from there.
Once you get that running, you can update the rest of drivers...
Good luck.
Cheers,
George
-----Original Message-----
From: Stuart Friedman <[email protected]>
To: Thinkpad <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, Aug 8, 2011 9:05 am
Subject: [Thinkpad] X32 wireless driver saga, cntd.
Thanks for the responses, the model number of the X32 is 2672 A43.
In device manager I have the Yellow Exclamations for "Other
devices"
under which are also listed Ethernet Controller, Multimedia Audio
Controller, Network Controller, PCI Modem, Unknown device, and
Video
Controller.
When I click on the downloaded driver (On a USB jump drive since I
have
no internet connection on the X32) I get a flash of a DOS screen
and
then nothing.
I assume the wireless is the Unknown device, any help is
appreciated.
Perhaps recovery disks are the way to go??
stuartf
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