From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262336AbTFFWqQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:46:16 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262341AbTFFWqQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:46:16 -0400 Received: from daffy.hulpsystems.net ([64.246.21.252]:32162 "EHLO daffy.hulpsystems.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262336AbTFFWqP (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Jun 2003 18:46:15 -0400 Subject: Re: Linux and IBM : "unauthorized" mini-PCI : TCPA updates From: Martin List-Petersen To: Derek Fawcus Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <20030604133920.B17680@edinburgh.cisco.com> References: <1054658974.2382.4279.camel@tori> <20030604133920.B17680@edinburgh.cisco.com> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-BxcTl092SKxqT6pGCHF7" Organization: Message-Id: <1054940371.3044.40.camel@loke> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4 Date: 07 Jun 2003 00:59:32 +0200 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --=-BxcTl092SKxqT6pGCHF7 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Wed, 2003-06-04 at 14:39, Derek Fawcus wrote: > I can't say I'm too suprised. >=20 > This is fuzy recall, but I seem to remember reading that 802.11? mini-PC= I > cards are not type approved (radio licence) by themselves, but only in > combination with the system they are to be fitted in. >=20 > Hence they're not supposed to be available retail (now someone'll go and > point out where they are :-) Eerh, dumb question here: Is this MiniPCI Wlan cards in general or how ? I ask, because i've seen MiniPCI Wlan cards and i've seen cards that in fact are PC-Card Wlan cards and a PC-Card-to-PCI bridge put together on a MiniPCI card, just adding another PC-Card slot to your notebook and inserting a Wlan card there (Dell TrueMobile 1150). Regards, Martin List-Petersen martin at list-petersen dot dk -- Operating Systems Installed: * Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 4 CD Set ($20 from www.chguy.net; price includes taxes, shipping, and a $3 donation to FSF). 2 CDs are binaries, 2 CDs complete source code; * Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade Version ($136 through Megadepot.com, price does not include taxes/shipping). Surprisingly, no source code is included. =20 -- Bill Stilwell, http://linuxtoday.com/stories/8794.html --=-BxcTl092SKxqT6pGCHF7 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA+4RzTzAGaxP8W1ugRAo3lAKCz+uzK9tU1r0/+WSvidC4nTNjzKQCgibbC xgXqwGmAA7ugcbzOS5N9rfY= =8qnm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-BxcTl092SKxqT6pGCHF7--