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Re: [opensuse] Which DELL Notebooks work 100% with OpenSUSE 10.2?
  • From: "Michel Salim" <michel.sylvan@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:06:04 -0400
  • Message-id: <f224c6140708221206q18e42ebavcbb353dc5179d638@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
On 22/08/07, Michel Salim <michel.sylvan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 14/08/07, LLLActive@xxxxxxx <LLLActive@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Components
> >
> > Intel(r) Core™ 2 Duo T7100 Processor (1,8 GHz, 800 MHz, 2 MB L2-Cache)
> >
> > Original Windows Vista™ Home Premium (32 Bit) (will be OpenSuse 10.2
> > x86_64)
> > 17,0" UltraSharp™ Widescreen WUXGA (1920 x 1200) Display with TrueLife™
> >
> > 2048 MB 667 MHz Dual-Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2 x 1024]
> >
> > Two SATA-HD (5.400 RPM.) with 240 GB (2 x 120 GB)
> >
> *TWO* hard drives! Whoa.
>
> > nVidia(r) GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256 MB dedicated DDR2-Graphic-memory
> >
> > Internal 8x DVD+/-RWwith Software
> >
> > Lithium-Ion-Cells with 9 cells at 85 Watt-hour
> >
> > Accessories
> > Intel(r) Wireless-N-Mini-card new Generation - Europa Does it work with
> > OpenSUSE 10.2?
> Mm. That might require you installing a new kernel, since (AFAIK) the
> Intel drivers target the new wireless infrastructure that is only
> present in 2.6.22 and up. I might be mistaken about the exact kernel
> revision.

Correction: works fine with 2.6.18 (which is in openSUSE 10.2) and up:
http://intellinuxwireless.org/?p=iwlwifi&n=howto-iwlwifi

(see the link to the HOWTO-mac80211 page)

-- 
Michel
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