Michael P wrote: > I am using a Zaurus Akita SL-C1000 with Angstrom "test-20070710 Build > 2007-07-10" > and still have problems to install ipk s > Thus I would like to buy a CF WIFI card to easier connect to the internet.
After introduction of RoHS regulations (regulation of amount of lead in the solder) European market with end-user CF WLAN cards become uninteresting for most manufacturers. New devices without Wi-Fi and with CF slot are really rare here. I have been searching for a card two months ago in Czech Republic. Nowadays you can buy mostly these here: - Pretec CompactWLAN (802.11b): Should work. - Socket P500 (802.11g): Contact Embwise for proprietary drivers. Older Socket cards, which work with open source drivers, are out of production. - AmbiCom WL1100C-CF (802.11b): Should work, but specs write about 100mA standby power. If it is true, it is bad for PDA. If it is a clone of AirLive WL-1100CF, it is not true. I purchased re-passed OvisLink AirLive WL-1100CF. There is also good chance to buy supported second hand 802.11b cards. In Germany you can contact people in Trisoft. They should have some cards working with Zaurus. Another possible chance is searching for industrial embeddable CF modules (even CF/Bluetooth combo is in production). But it is hard to get one piece of these devices. > Can anybody recommend a CF WLAN card for the zaurus which works with the > zaurus? > I have seen this list with mostly "quiete old" cards? (have not found > much of them in Germany) > http://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Wireless_Card_Support > > - Is it possible to use a 802.11g or only 802.11g cards? Yes, it is. But I don't know about any card you can actually buy and which will work with kernel 2.6. But please note, that you can never get more than about 17Mb/s due to limitation of CF interface in Zaurus. > - Is WPA running on theses cards? (or does it noly depend on the > firmware version?) On most 802.11b cards it depends on uploading of a new firmware (uploading to RAM is sufficient). Most Prism based cards are equipped with WPA-less firmware. ________________________________________________________________________ Stanislav Brabec http://www.penguin.cz/~utx/zaurus _______________________________________________ Angstrom-distro-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users
