Next meeting and Install fest (former Re: [LUGSB] Remote desktop from SINC site?)

[Ilya Sukhanov (dotCOMmie)]

Michael F. Lamb wrote:
>> I also need someone's help with installing linux on my Thinkpad T60.
>> I tried fedora 7 and SUSE 10, neither of which could work with  Intel(R)
>> PRO/wireless
>> 3945ABG in my T60. I know I have to install the driver for it. But it's
>> tough for
>> a newbie like me. So help please!! BTW, I don't actually care which
>> distribution to
>> choose. I just want to get started to use linux in daily study.
> 
> I notice that the ipw3945 drivers are available in the Debian archives, 
> from "stable" onward. This means that you'll very likely have an easy 
> time of it if you choose to install Debian, you might not even need help ;)

I use the same wireless card under debian. Although I compile my own kernels so 
it makes the setup a bit different.

Intel has released 2 drivers for this chipset, ipw3945[1] which works well but 
is a bit nasty (becaused of the closed source daemon which is also part of 
debian [2]). The other driver is called iwlwifi[3] last time I tried this one (6 
months ago) it was a bit touchy. I'll try out this driver and let you know how 
well it works before the install-fest. The iwlwifi driver also seems to be part 
of debian although testing and unstable only [4].

All in all I can definitely get this wireless card working on your laptop.

[1] http://ipw3945.sourceforge.net/
[2] http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&keywords=ipw3945d
[3] http://www.intellinuxwireless.org/
[4] http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&keywords=iwlwifi