Re: Lenovo Thinkpad, HP, or Vostro/Latitude? was Re: OT: Laptop for College Bound Student?

[Anthony Campbell <ac@acampbell.org.uk>]

On 15 Jun 2008, Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> > Is there really any point in doing all this? Using the old system on a
> > 2.6.23 kernel the connection comes up immediately and works flawlessly.
> > Apart from the fact that I can't use any later kernels there is no
> > disadvantage. I think that the iwlwifi business has been forced on us
> > prematurely for no obvious benefit. I know we are supposed to help find
> > the bugs, but I think I'll wait until the thing works better before
> > going down that route again.
> 
> 
> well, that's certainly you're perogative. I was merely pointing out
> the state it's in for me...
> 
> A


Yes, fair enough, and it's useful to know how you did it. Thanks for
posting. I just wish we had the option to use the older system with
later kernels.

Anthony


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