kernel probs with IRQ sharing, Madwifi and non-existing floppy drive

[Peter]

Am Mo, den 06.09.2004 schrieb Edward um 4:28:
> "Centrino" is not a chip. It is a combination of a Pentium M Processor 
> (including the new Dothan), one of the Intel Centrino Mobile chipsets on 
> the mainboard, and an Intel Wireless LAN card.
> 
> A notebook cannot be legally marked as a Centrino unless all three are 
> in place. That's right - the Centrino brand MUST have an Intel Wireless 
> LAN card built in to the notebook (that's the only way the Intel cards 
> come anyway).

You are right, of course. :-)  But a lot of people use it as a short
term for the chipset and ist's special features. Of course, it is not
correct in a strict technical sense.


Still hoping that someone may have an advice for the problem, because it
prevents me from switching to FC2.


Peter