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Dell TrueMobile 1150 Firmware v8.72 Updater

reply to DrTCP
Please note that the driver and firmware package at Agere website is multi-branded but it includes firmware (v8.42) that is older than the firmware updater here (v8.72)

»www.agere.com/support/drivers

You can however, use v2.90 of the Utility and v7.62 of the driver with Dell. Latest Orinoco driver (7.64) and utility (2.90) is again OEM locked.

In any case, Agere drivers and the 8.72 firmware posted here is the latest available for Dell TrueMobile users.

reply to DrTCP
So far no dice here all I get is "no wireless card driver found" even after trying about half a dozen different drivers. Windows XP, Dell TrueMobile 1150 PCMCIA. IF anyon figures it out let me know.
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The difference between foresight and hindsight is only a matter of when you bother to think things through.

Last year I couldn't get the 8.10 firmware on my 1150 PCMCIA (no problems with miniPCI). I even hacked the firmware updater myself to ensure the correct string for the PCMCIA card was in the file. My guess is that the same problem exists with this hacked firmware updater.

Today I have my 1150 PCMCIA card in a RG-1000 and it works great. The RG firmware updater recognizes the 1150 PCMCIA card and updates the firmware. Gave the Orinoco Silver card to my dad along with a spare RG-1000 (he has the "all Silver" setup).

No help if you don't have an Orinoco AP, but at least that should confirm someone else had problems with 1150 PCMCIA and the hacked firmware updater.

reply to rahlquist
Please re-download 8.72 again. I think I discovered the issue with PCMCIA cards not being detected in 8.10 and original 8.72 downloaded here. If someone needs I can fix 8.10 as well to work with PCMCIA card.

The following version of 8.10 should work with PCMCIA card should someone needs to downgrade from 8.72...

»/r0/download/2···v810.zip

[Update (2/19/03): Updated the zip file to have independent firmware updaters for PCMCIA and MINI-PCI cards. Earlier firmware updater did not work with PCMCIA card]

[text was edited by author 2003-02-19 11:37:54]

reply to DrTCP
What's the advantage to the new firmware? (My philosophy is the safest flash is no flash).

Thanks

Read the Orinoco readme.txt in the files.

Try Dell drivers. I am using Dell drivers here. Beyond that I have Windows 2000. You are trying to do this on XP I think.

I think it has to be an xp problem I have tried everything else, I've tried just about every 7.x driver I can get my hand on etc. No 2k machines with pcmcia slots at the moment (in 2 weeks after I move I will have a pcmcia slot in my pc but thats another story)
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The difference between foresight and hindsight is only a matter of when you bother to think things through.

I dunno. Same experience that I had last year with 8.10 firmware updater and 1150 PCMCIA card under Win2k. This card just doesn't want to be updated! If it wasn't for rebuilding my server I'd take apart my RG-1000 and try it. No joy for the Dell PCMCIA card unless you put it into an Orinoco/Proxim AP (or use Agere multibrand updater/drivers/client).

reply to rahlquist
Sorry guys. I cannot help much more on PCMCIA since I only use the mini-PCI one.

Theoretically, the PCMCIA update should work with the patch but probably firmware updater is also checking some other stuff beyond PnP ID that was fixed to get it working with miniPCI.

One last shot... Can you tell me the following values from your registry on your system (when using Dell Drivers)

Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE 10318}

Look at each subkey under this. Please tell me the "ComponentId" and "MatchingDeviceID" values when "DriverDesc" or "VendorDescription" values are "TrueMobile 1150 PC Card".

For example it should look something like (from my mini-PCI)

ComponentID: pcmcia\dell-truemobile_1150_series_pc_card-c043
MatchingDeviceID: pcmcia\dell-truemobile_1150_series_pc_card-c043

There may be multiple ones. So scan through all subkeys.

Also Goto HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Network\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002 BE10318}

Look at {each subkey}\Connection under this. Please tell me the "PnPInstanceID" when Name is "TrueMobile".

It should be something like (this one is for mini-PCI):

PCMCIA\DELL-TRUEMOBILE_1150_SERIES_PC_CARD-C043\1

Again, there may be multiple ones. Please scan through other subkeys.

Also, can you attach the version screen snaphot for your dell PCMCIA card as well from the client utility.

For some reason the forum posting inserts space before 10318. Please remove spaces embedded in the registry key path between { and }

reply to DrTCP

2.zip 1,379 bytes (2.reg)

reply to DrTCP
If you have downloaded 8.72 and 8.10 firmware updaters from this thread please re-download them again!

There are now 2 independent firmware updaters in the linked ZIP archives (TM1150_V872.ZIP and TM1150_V810.ZIP).

The one that is named TM1150_PCMCIA_*.EXE updates the PCMCIA card and the other named TM1150_MINIPCI_*.EXE updates the MINI-PCI card.

Pls. post here if you have been successful.

w00h0000000 That worked on my pcmcia card!! Thanks so much Dr for not giving up on those of us with different hardware!!
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The difference between foresight and hindsight is only a matter of when you bother to think things through.

Yeah thanks DrTCP! I appreciate the time you took to IM me about fixing it up for my other rebranded cards - and now I have been able to make it work on my IBM Wireless card and my Toshiba mini-pci card!!

Thanks again DrTCP!