Mailing List os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com Archived Message #786

From: "Ed Durrant" <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> Full Headers
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Subject: Re: [OS2Wireless]Re: New notebooks
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 19:33:37 +1100
To: OS/2 Wireless Users Mailing List <os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com>

Carl Gehr wrote:
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"
<os2-wireless_users@2rosenthals.com> wrote:

              
I think that it's more the fact that it is a PCI Express machine with SATA drive architecture than anything else (though I understand that there are sound issues with it, as well). More and more of the newer generation of machines will be SATA and will have PCI Express instead 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, and then post
how poorly they worked under eCS. It helps me to make my decision for 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® PRO/1000 CT Network Connection
Intel® PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 MF Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 MF Server Adapter (LX)
Intel® PRO/1000 MT Desktop Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 MT Dual Port Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 MT Quad Port Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 XF Server Adapter
Intel® PRO/1000 XT Low Profile Server Adapter
Intel® 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?strState=LIVE&ProductID=245&DwnldID=9258&agr=Y&lang=eng&PrdMap=245
    

Carl

  
Hi Carl,

   That's why I said, as long as your machine doesn't use a new version of the chipset the E1000.NIF support the 8254X based adapters. I had heard that Intel had actually started using Broadcom chips in some of their adapters ! So you need to know what the chip is before you can progress - if you also have Windoze installed on the system, that driver might tell you in its properties.

Cheers/2

Ed.

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