On 2006/09/25 13:18, viq wrote: > Then there is misc/tpwireless port, though it is a bit > laptop-specific, judging by the name (or no, didn't look into this).
yes it is, it changes a byte in cmos which bypasses the bios check in a thinkpad. No bios changes, no card changes, relatively clean. You just get to take the card out and run it again if your cmos is cleared. Other machines seem to have it harder; most people seem to be changing the machine's BIOS and reflashing. There are various guides e.g. http://www.richud.com/HP-Pavilion-104-Bios-Fix/ Changing the machine to accept the card, rather than changing the card to work in the machine, has the advantage that you don't then have to modify the device driver each time you upgrade the kernel.
