[colug-432] Intel Centrino

[Angelo McComis]

Rick,

Minor clarification:

According to Wikipedia, the Centrino branding formerly (originally) applied
to the CPU / Mainboard Chipset / Wireless controller together.  Later did
it only refer to the Wireless Controller...

FTFA:
>>Previously, the brand covered a particular combination of mainboard
chipset <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chipset>, mobile
CPU<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_processing_unit>
 and wireless network <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_network> interface
in the design of a laptop <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laptop>. Intel
claims systems equipped with these technologies deliver better performance,
longer battery life and broad wireless
network<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_network>
 interoperability.




On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 4:32 PM, Rick Troth <rmt at casita.net> wrote:

>  On 12/10/2013 01:10 AM, tom wrote:
>
> Whats with Intel Centrino? Linux does not seem to like it. I decided to
> load XP PRO on my Latitude D600, so I could see if the Intel BG2200
> wireless card would function.
>
>
> Since I/we have a Centrino laptop (and pain), I thought I'd respond. In my
> experience, Linux tolerates Centrino better than Windoze, but may not be
> the WiFi chips per se. Did not know (until today) that Centrino refers to
> the WiFi chips and has little to do with the CPU involved. So my review is
> probably off target.
>
>
>  A little back story. I installed retroprecise 5.4.3 on it as nothing
> else Linux would install with the Centrino except DSL. The Linux driver
> did not work well with the wireless. Poorly. I decided to use the
> Ndiswrapper. I tried lots of appropriate windows drivers to no avail. I
> then thought install XP and see which driver is running the wireless,
> then use that driver on the drive that has retroprecise.
>
>
> We got my daughter a Sony VAIO with Centrino Duo branding. It came with
> Windows Vista. Vista sucks (in our experience; "sucks" being a technical
> term related to personal pain). I installed Fedora and my daughter ran that
> until she upgrade to a shiny new Dell. The machine was usable on Fedora.
>
> Now you mention your trouble, I remember she did report wireless dropping
> out. But it always restarted. (Also, we had WiFi trouble with other
> machines in the house, so was never apparent that hers was the only one
> affected.) Was a pain to have to kick it manually. I don't remember if
> Vista did better with the wireless chip set because it performed so badly
> all around. (I mistook "Centrino" to mean the processor, which I have
> always thought was *way underpowered for Vista*, "Intel Core 2 Duo T5250
> / 1.5 GHz". Or maybe it just needs more RAM.)
>
> The Fedora release was 14, and maybe 13. (I switched other maint to
> OpenSUSE about the time F15 came out and stopped updating that machine.
> Long story.) I have also run a recent Debian hack on that same VAIO, which
> shows no WiFi problems that I recall. I run the same Debian hack on a
> different (older) VAIO which regularly wants a restart of *wired*ethernet. (Starts fine at boot, then disconnects, but remains "connected"
> after first manual intervention.) Dunno if wired falls under the Centrino
> brand. Not sure if this other (older) VAIO is Centrino branded. Will check
> when I get home.
>
>
>  I decided to install SolidWorks on the drive I put XP on while I was at
> it. That Windows software did not like the centrino either!!
>
>
> Wikipedia sez INTeL stopped marketing Centrino in early 2010. Links of
> possible interest ...
>
>
>    - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrino
>    - https://us.en.kb.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/34310
>    - https://us.en.kb.sony.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/41882
>
>
> -- R; <><
>
>
>
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