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Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:16:09 -0500
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: Intel 3945 support in GenMAC
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Lewis G Rosenthal wrote:
> On 02/12/07 03:04 pm, Ed Durrant thus wrote :
>> Neil Waldhauer wrote:
>>> On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 10:13:59 -0500, "Lewis G Rosenthal"
>>> <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>  
>>>> I would like to hear from those folks on this list who have machines 
>>>> with the above mini PCI Express adapter from Intel as to the following:
>>>>
>>>>     * Your PCI ID string
>>>>     * What success you have had thusfar with GenMAC
>>>>
>>>> Also, as a follow-up to the rest of the list, I'm interested in 
>>>> hearing who is considering a planned notebook upgrade this year, and 
>>>> whether you have considered the Wi-Fi hardware at this point.
>>>>     
>>>
>>> Considering upgrading to a Thinkpad T42.
>>>
>>> I've been considering making a short app to do a kind-of OS/2 eCS 
>>> benchmark for
>>> support. People say a machine works great, and then I find it barely 
>>> works --
>>> no network, disks on Int13 support, no sound, no usb, etc, etc. 
>>> Better if they
>>> could run my app and automatically see results on a website. (oops, 
>>> only if
>>> they have network running)
>>>
>>> Neil
>>>   
>>
>> My (Works) T42 came with the Intel 2200BG card, not the 3945 - so 
>> support for the 2200BG card works for me - at least at version 1.6 and 
>> on eCS 1.2 and 2.0B3 - see my article in the current VOICE newsletter 
>> about Intel 2200BG install on my home laptop, a T30. I have been 
>> unable to get the latest version of Genmac that is included in eCS 2.0 
>> Beta3 and 3a to work on my T30 (I added a Toshiba Intel 2200BG card to 
>> the T30).
>>
>> I know the T43 came with the 3945ABG card.
>>
> Thanks, Ed. Actually, the T43 came with an intel 2915 tri-mode card, 
> which is still mini-PCI. The T60 (as carl has pointed out) shps with the 
> 3945, and it really was for him that I started this thread (and he has 
> nicely chimed in!). :-)
> 
> Interesting that the latest GenMAC seems to have possibly broken the 
> 2200BG support. Anyone else see this? I'm curious to know the actual PCI 
> ID string in your 2200BG. I think Stan mentioned to me that not all 
> 2200's were created equal (or he was concerned that that was the case).
> 
> BTW, you didn't get that stupid 1802 error on the T30 at bootup, did you?
> 

My T42p has a  2200bg (IBM version) which I bought off eBay to replace the 
original 2100b and works fine with the Genmac 2.0 and XWLAN 3.00 so long as 
I turn off Speedstep in the BIOS as suggested by Ed.

PCI.exe shows:

  Vendor 8086h Intel Corporation
  Device 4220h PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
  Command 0116h (Memory Access, BusMaster, MemWrite+Invalidate, System Errors)
  Status 0290h (Has Capabilities List, Supports Back-To-Back Trans., Medium 
Timing)
  Revision 05h, Header Type 00h, Bus Latency 40h
  Self test 00h (Self test not supported)
  Cache line size 32 Bytes (8 DWords)
  PCI Class Network, type Other
  Subsystem ID 27118086h PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
  Subsystem Vendor 8086h Intel Corporation
  Address 0 is a Memory Address (anywhere in 0-4GiB) : C0214000h
  System IRQ 5, INT# A
  New Capabilities List Present:
    Power Management Capability, Version 1.1
      Does not support low power State D1 or D2
      Supports PME# from mode(s) D0, D3hot, D3cold
      Current Power State : D0 (Device operational, no power saving)
       1900 mW D0 power consume
       1900 mW D1 power consume
       1900 mW D2 power consume
        100 mW D3 power consume
       1900 mW D0 power dissipate
       1900 mW D1 power dissipate
       1900 mW D2 power dissipate
        100 mW D3 power dissipate
          0 mW common logic power consume


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