[DuoList] Wireless options for 2400c?

[BG]

The 2400 do not require a cage mod to work. I have done mods on 3 units 
simply by cutting the wires and upgrading the drivers.

However there are some cardbus cards that are physically different 
(thickness I believe). this is very apparent when looking at the card.

In my case the Firewire, USB and 100T network cards slid right in. 
Video/DVD or other cards might be different.

I do not know if this is because the cage on the 2400 is really cardbus 
or what. But when doing the mod for 2400's you are actually turning the 
cardbus feature back on, it was bypassed by Apple for whatever reason.

There are a few 2400's that are cardbus cabable without the mod, came 
from the factory that way. I have never seen one but I hear that they 
are out there.

If you insert a cardbus card into a non cardbus unit it does appear on 
the desktop, but it does not work and the machine does not always know 
what kind of card it is. It has not damaged the unit or card when I 
have done this.

Caveat-- this is based on my experiences only I am by no means an 
expert.


BG




On Mar 3, 2005, at 3:39 PM, Daniel Palka wrote:

> Lies!  A cardbus card will NOT fit into a non-cardbus cage (unless you 
> physically modify the card).  If you force it in, you WILL damage the 
> cage.
>
> The PowerBook 3400c has cardbus circuitry, but a non-cardbus cage.  So 
> in the case of the 3400c, if you modify the cardbus card to be 
> phsyically the same dimensions as a cardbus card, it will be 
> recognized on the desktop yes.  It is very buggy though and doesn't 
> work 100% flawlessly.  See this page for more 
> http://www.danpalka.com/hooper/firewire.html
>
> However, I do not think the 2400c operates this way.  It likely will 
> not work at all, and may screw something up.
>
> On Mar 3, 2005, at 12:35 PM, BG wrote:
>
>> Inserting the cardbus card will not damage the 2400. It just won't 
>> work, you may have to manually eject it.
>>
>> The mod is not that complex, a select few of the comets came cardbus 
>> from the factory, but they are few and far between.
>>
>> BG
>>
>> On Mar 3, 2005, at 10:04 AM, Scott Strungis wrote:
>
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