Re: [Trisquel-users] Replace ethernet chipset in Thinkpad x201?

[jason]

It is not likely to be replaceable (i.e. soldered onto the motherboard,  
integrated in such a way that removing it is not feasible without also  
destroying the motherboard), etc. Does it really not work *AT ALL* without a  
blob uploaded from the kernel? That would be a first, in my experience. The  
ones I've seen in the past still worked even if they didn't get a blob  
uploaded into them - they just used they one they already had inside them.