[CentOS] thinkpad x200 wireless LAN

[Roger K. Wells]

Akemi Yagi wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 7:35 AM, Ned Slider<ned at unixmail.co.uk> wrote:
>   
>> Roger K. Wells wrote:
>>     
>>> On the following system:
>>>
>>> Linux 2.6.18-128.el5 #1 SMP Wed Jan 21 10:41:14 EST 2009 x86_64 x86_64
>>> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>>>
>>> the Intel 5100 pci wireless adapter appears to be detected and a
>>> reasonable driver is indicated (iwlagn) but the radio does not appear to
>>> be on, at least the little antenna like LED is off.  The radio switch is
>>> on and the Bluetooth LED is on.   Has any one conquered this yet?
>>>       
>> I don't think the LEDs are configured in the current kernels:
>>     
>
> You want to try installing the centosplus kernel.  Here is the
> relevant bug tracker:
>
> http://bugs.centos.org/view.php?id=3544
>
> The current cplus kernel has the following:
>
> CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS=y
> CONFIG_IWLWIFI_LEDS=y
> CONFIG_IWLAGN_LEDS=y
> CONFIG_IWL3945_LEDS=y
> # CONFIG_RT2400PCI_LEDS is not set
> # CONFIG_RT2500PCI_LEDS is not set
> # CONFIG_RT61PCI_LEDS is not set
> # CONFIG_RT2500USB_LEDS is not set
> # CONFIG_RT73USB_LEDS is not set
>
> Please be sure to read
> http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/CentOSPlus
> before using the centosplus repository.
>
>   
Thanks for your reply.

I did the iwl5000-firmware installation that Ned Slider advised and the 
radio appeared to start working.
I then did the transition to the centosplus kernel, following the 
directions in the link that you provided,
and then the LED started working.

Thanks again
> Akemi
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