Changing the mini pci-e wireless card? Whitelisted Bios?

[arch3angel]

Any word on a solution for this?

I would love an Atheros card so I could use this notebook exclusively and not needs my Thinkpad...

[arch3angel]

Any word on a solution for this?

I would love an Atheros card so I could use this notebook exclusively and not needs my Thinkpad...

[mikez]

I have just called HP directly o get more information about this.

They said that the only PCIe-cards which can be used in the HP2133 is the Broadcom 4711 and 4712, thats it. They (at the moment) do not intend to extend the support for other models (I asked for the Intel 4965 AGN), and the issue about the "starting failure" (black screen) is known to HP.

Would be great to know, if anyone has made the 2133 to work with any other models, as these broadcoms (sorry) really suck.

Mike

This one is intended to run all Broadcom Wifi setups:
http://forums.mininoteuser.com/post5009.html#p5009
Let us know your results, installation directions are earlier in that thread.

[mikez]

I have just called HP directly o get more information about this.

They said that the only PCIe-cards which can be used in the HP2133 is the Broadcom 4711 and 4712, thats it. They (at the moment) do not intend to extend the support for other models (I asked for the Intel 4965 AGN), and the issue about the "starting failure" (black screen) is known to HP.

Would be great to know, if anyone has made the 2133 to work with any other models, as these broadcoms (sorry) really suck.

Mike

This one is intended to run all Broadcom Wifi setups:
http://forums.mininoteuser.com/post5009.html#p5009
Let us know your results, installation directions are earlier in that thread.

[widdershins]

This one works in XP and in Ubuntu 8.10:

GIGA-BYTE GN-WI06N-RH N300 Dual-Band Mini Card - Mini PCI Express - 300Mbps

I got it on buy.com for $62 - - it's now $60: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...41&dcaid=17768

What came out of my US-model KX869AT (1.2Ghz CPU, 120GB 5400 Hard Drive, originally with 1GB RAM & SuSE LED 10) was:
FCC ID QDS-BRCM1019
IC: 4324A-BRCM1019
BCM94311MCAGBP1 rev P2

In Ubuntu I have flawless connection to a hidden network with WPA2. I don't know if that's the wireless card or 8.10 (I installed 8.10 immediately after the card) - - but I could never get 8.04 to connect twice in a row. Ubuntu 8.10 recognized it as an atheros card, so no more ndiswrapper! (Flawless connection in XP too, but that wasn't a problem with the original card.)

While inside the machine, I removed the internal screens on the vents and replaced the thermal tape on the CPU with Arctic Silver. The latter probably wasn't necessary - - I exposed the CPU, cuz pix in one of the forums led me to expect a gloppy blob of thermal paste.

The new wireless card has three antenna connectors - - Anyone know where to find a third antenna?

[widdershins]

This one works in XP and in Ubuntu 8.10:

GIGA-BYTE GN-WI06N-RH N300 Dual-Band Mini Card - Mini PCI Express - 300Mbps

I got it on buy.com for $62 - - it's now $60: http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...41&dcaid=17768

What came out of my US-model KX869AT (1.2Ghz CPU, 120GB 5400 Hard Drive, originally with 1GB RAM & SuSE LED 10) was:
FCC ID QDS-BRCM1019
IC: 4324A-BRCM1019
BCM94311MCAGBP1 rev P2

In Ubuntu I have flawless connection to a hidden network with WPA2. I don't know if that's the wireless card or 8.10 (I installed 8.10 immediately after the card) - - but I could never get 8.04 to connect twice in a row. Ubuntu 8.10 recognized it as an atheros card, so no more ndiswrapper! (Flawless connection in XP too, but that wasn't a problem with the original card.)

While inside the machine, I removed the internal screens on the vents and replaced the thermal tape on the CPU with Arctic Silver. The latter probably wasn't necessary - - I exposed the CPU, cuz pix in one of the forums led me to expect a gloppy blob of thermal paste.

The new wireless card has three antenna connectors - - Anyone know where to find a third antenna?

[arch3angel]

Any word on an Atheros chipset working inside the Mini-Note?

[arch3angel]

Any word on an Atheros chipset working inside the Mini-Note?

[Turmlos]

I swapped in an Atheros AR5007EG (AR5BXB63) last Saturday. I know others here have done it as well, since this is where I got the idea. It is quite an improvement over the Broadcom card, at least in Linux land.

[Turmlos]

I swapped in an Atheros AR5007EG (AR5BXB63) last Saturday. I know others here have done it as well, since this is where I got the idea. It is quite an improvement over the Broadcom card, at least in Linux land.