2011/1/27 RafaÅ MiÅecki <zajec5@xxxxxxxxx>: > I've received mini PCIe adapter to PCIe x1 slot to test notebook cards > inserted into PC. ÂUnfortunately after inserting my Broadcom card to > it, it is not detected in "lspci" at all. > > My WiFi card used to work in "native" slot inside notebook. So if > anything is broken, that would be PCIe x1 slot on motherboard or > adapter itself. I've tested V and GND pins in my PCIe x1 slot, all > work fine. I'll try get some other WiFi cards, to test my adapter > tomorrow. > > However, maybe you have heard about some problems with such a > adapters? Can there be sth preventing my card from being detected, > visible? > > -- > RafaÅ I haven't tested that sort of thing with PCI-Express, but I had bad results with Atheros AR5414-based modules in Mini-PCI to PCI adapters like this: http://www.dealextreme.com/p/mini-pci-to-pci-adapter-with-antenna-9307 The system either wouldn't boot, or it would boot and the wireless card wouldn't show up in lspci, so I gave up on it. -Brian -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
