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

[nyang]

Thanks you guys!

So you will come to 28th meeting, right IIya Sukhanov? 

Nan

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> 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
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