I want to purchase a wimax card that works with the Linux drivers supported here. I have 3 Dell Inspiron D820 laptops and 1 Dell Vostro 1400 each containing full height MiniPCIe card slots. 1) I do not know if a half card will work in there. If you have actual experience, Let me know. I can guess by myself. 2) Where do people buy these cards for an existing laptop? I have been shopping for such devices using Google and cannot find ones compatible with the CLEAR internet service. 3) Can anyone confirm that cards are specific to manufacturer and laptop model. That would be inane! I understand a BIOS upgrade might be required for Windows operation, but doesn't Linux load the appropriate firmware for a compatible device? Some advertisements say "For Lenovo or HP only" Others say "not for Lenovo or HP!" 4) I want to purchase an Intel 5150, 5250, or 6250 cards separate from a new laptop computer system preferably from a US seller. How does Intel expect to sell these items if they are so hard to acquire? Is there another brand of internal wimax card that works as well with the Intel Linux drivers? I have found engineering samples from a Hong Kong e Bay seller which are not compatible with the CLEAR network. I have broken the question down into parts but it is a very simple question: How do I avoid purchasing a new laptop (with accompanying Microsoft Windows license) just to test the Linux wimax support you are developing? I already have to purchase a Clear service agreement. Clear only wants to sell you a breakable USB dongle (or the Linux compatible home unit which *is* accessible via Ethernet and using a Linksys/Netgear wifi router to my Linux laptops) but I want mobility. Besides the USB dongle is not Linux compatible anyway. Clear doesn't even want to learn how to spell Linux. They think its a version of Mac. Pretty sure it is. Dell parts line is no help either. Intel has automated its phone lines and tells you to call your computer manufacturer. Sorry for my frustration. I have been searching for a solution to this since November 2009. Does the chipset in my laptop dictate the generation of wimax I can use in my notebook? I know how to get a wimax card but I was hoping for an easier way. 1)Go to a computer store. 2)Purchase a wimax notebook. 3)Goto parking lot. 4)Remove wimax card. 5)Return notebook to computer store for refund. I dont even mind if they charge me for removing the wimax card. It is a FRU! But I wanna know the part number! And where to order it from! Thank you Othniel Graichen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.linuxwimax.org/pipermail/wimax/attachments/20100705/54fe8d57/attachment.html>
