From: "Carl Gehr" Received: from [66.117.251.238] (account carl.gehr@mcgcg.com HELO localhost) by 2rosenthals.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.3) with ESMTPA id 910267 for os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com; Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:04:34 -0500 To: "OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List" Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:04:31 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: "Carl Gehr" Priority: Normal X-Mailer: PMMail 2.20.2382 for OS/2 Warp 4.5 In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: [OS2Wireless]Re: New notebooks Message-ID: On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 02:54:23 -0500 (EST), Carl Gehr wrote: >On Mon, 19 Feb 2007 16:50:50 +1100, Ed Durrant wrote: > >>Carl Gehr wrote: >>> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:31:41 -0800, Neil Waldhauer wrote: >>> >>> >>>> On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:22:53 -0500, "Lewis G Rosenthal" >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> I think that it's more the fact that it is a PCI Express machine w= ith >>>>> SATA drive architecture than anything else (though I understand th= at >>>>> there are sound issues with it, as well). More and more of the new= er >>>>> generation of machines will be SATA and will have PCI Express inst= ead of >>>>> mini-PCI, and this, of course, is someting we need to watch in the= >>>>> market and be prepared to support. >>>>> >>>> The T60 is using a graphics chipset that isn't supported by SNAP. I= 'd guess >>>> that it would be slower than my old T21. With no sound support, and= slow >>>> graphics, it sounds like a poor choice. >>>> >>>> But I've got to thank the people who go out an buy these things, an= d then post >>>> how poorly they worked under eCS. It helps me to make my decision f= or my future >>>> machines. >>>> >>>> Neil >>>> >>> >>> Actually, the SNAP support on my T60 systems is one of the brighter >>> spots. I did have to install the most current driver to get the >>> Win-OS2 working. But, that part of my T60 seems OK. >>> >>> Granted, I am not interested in high intensity graphics, movies, etc= . >>> And, when I asked about the WiFi, PRO/1000, I thought I had received= >>> positive comments about those working. I did get advice to purchase= >>> the Intel GMA 950 instead of the ATI Mobility chipsets. >>> >>> I'm still hoping for some miracle on the WiFi and PRO/1000. I also = got >>> some bad advice on the audio. Close, but no hand grenades or >>> horseshoes around to make up the distance... :-( >>> >>> Carl >>> >>> >>Are you trying to use GenMac for the Intel PRO/1000 - there are native= >>OS/2 drivers from intel for this model - now whether the very latest >>version of PRO/1000 is different is a question, however, I would check= >>the Intel website if I were you, you may be positively surprised. WiFi= >>is likely to be a longer trail for some chipset on some versions of >>eComStation. >> >>Cheers/2 >> >>Ed. > >Hmm... I thought I'd heard that there were no native drivers, and I >thought I'd verified that. I'll check again and report back. > >Thanks, >Carl Results of Intel Search: The T60 Adapter is: Device 109Ah PRO/1000 PL Network Connection The Intel drivers are for: Intel=AE PRO/1000 CT Network Connection Intel=AE PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter (LX) Intel=AE PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 XT Low Profile Server Adapter Intel=AE PRO/1000 XT Server Adapter Now, unless one of the above is the same as the 'PL' version, I think I'm still on the outside looking in... Does anyone know? Any way to know which one to try? Here's the URL where I found the above: >http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Detail_Desc.aspx?st= rState=3DLIVE&ProductID=3D245&DwnldID=3D9258&agr=3DY&lang=3Deng&PrdMap=3D= 245 Carl