Return-path: Received: from mail-vw0-f46.google.com ([209.85.212.46]:40156 "EHLO mail-vw0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751734Ab1A0Qsj convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:48:39 -0500 Received: by vws16 with SMTP id 16so835983vws.19 for ; Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:48:38 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:48:38 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Mini PCIeWiFi card not detected in non-mini adapter From: Brian Prodoehl To: =?ISO-8859-2?Q?Rafa=B3_Mi=B3ecki?= Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, b43-dev Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2011/1/27 Rafał Miłecki : > I've received mini PCIe adapter to PCIe x1 slot to test notebook cards > inserted into PC.  Unfortunately 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? > > -- > Rafał 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