X61 Wireless: Fixed

Ok the subject is a little misleading, I didn’t actually fix anything, because nothing was broke to begin with.  I have verified that the problem is not hardware related.  I have a strong belief the culprit was the AccessConnections software.  When I last used the ThinkVantage software updater, it upgraded my AccessConnections software.  After this update, the integrated network adapter just completely stopped working.

As I said before, I tried installing Debian to see if the card was working, unfortunatly I didn’t realize that I was using the stable (old) kernel version, and I needed the newer kernel version to get the correct modules for the network adapter.

I just installed Ubuntu 8.10, and during installation the wireless light lit up, very much like a Christmas tree :-)

So, I didn’t exactly solve the problem, I didn’t really even figure out what the problem was, but I now know what it isn’t, it’s not hardware failure.

I advise anyone having this problem, to either revert to a backup copy before you did any updates.  This is the only thing I can advise at this point.  Or if you’re feeling frisky, go ahead and give Ubuntu a try :-)  Everything should “work out of the box.”

Good luck.  If this post helped you at all please leave a comment, anything will do.
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EDIT: http://betweengo.com/2006/10/31/thinkpad-t60-wireless-keeps-powering-off/

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5 Responses to “X61 Wireless: Fixed”

  1. AvatarJon
    Posted: Dec 18th, 2008 at 9:52 am
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    The newest version of Acess Connections is complete JUNK. Once connected I had no issues but it broke down the process of connecting to networks, even using Vista.

    Rolled back and it works now, but the newest driver may be the culprit because now I drop my connection which NEVER happened until upgrading.

    Based on my observations I believe it’s a combination of the two.

    I’m rolling back to the last wireless driver for 4965agn.

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  2. Avatarsibble
    Posted: Dec 19th, 2008 at 8:02 am
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    Hey Jon, thanks for the comment.

    Let me know how the older driver works out.

    I’m really surprised this problem hasn’t been addressed by Lenovo.

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  3. AvatarRobert Greenberg
    Posted: Dec 24th, 2008 at 10:19 am
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    I used to have similar problems with my X41T (running Tablet XP) and now am having similar issues with my X200T (running Vista 64). It seems to have something to do with Access Connections and the Windows driver.

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  4. AvatarChenxu
    Posted: Feb 11th, 2009 at 11:53 am
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    Hi,
    I tried Ubuntu 8.10 before. I was so disappointed with the font(though I imported the fonts from Windows). I do have the similar problem with my X61s. I hope the Lenovo(who sell the machine) can fix this problem.

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  5. AvatarAustin
    Posted: Mar 5th, 2009 at 12:26 am
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    wow that

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