Re: CentOS 5 on a Thinkpad T60 laptop

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At Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:06:36 -0600 CentOS mailing list <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> On 2/16/2011 12:41 PM, Robert Heller wrote:
> >
> > The wireless on the X31 is an Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless LAN 2100
> > 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04).  Intel wireless chips are *very well*
> > supported *out of the box* under CentOS.  You do need to download and
> > install the proper firmware.
> 
> Isn't being supported "out of the box" and having to download something 
> else a contradiction in terms?   Not to mention a catch-22 when your 
> usual connection to download is over wireless...

Downloading and installing the firmware was pretty close to painless,
when compared to dealing with *other* wireless cards on other laptops:
special kernel modules, special kernels, etc.

> 

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