iPAQ 3650 & Dell TrueMobile 1150 with Ministumbler!

Rooster · 02-03-2003

I've been running "The Brick" for the past month without issue with Ministumbler. "The Brick" is a Compaq iPAQ 3650, 32 meg with the dual pcmcia slot sleeve. This includes an extra battery, too. Add a 64 meg CF card for storage (which uses the CF adaptor that came with my sleeve, thank you!) and the rebadged Orinoco gold/Dell TrueMobile wireless card for guaranteed Ministumbler fun!

Dell will tell you they don't have drivers for Pocket PC. Use the Orinoco drivers from the Orinoco/Proxim site and install them on your host pc like you would any Pocket PC application. Here's the tricky part, when you insert the card after installation, the iPAQ will tell you it does not recognize the network card - simply enter the name of the dll for the driver, not the name of the card. In this case, it is WMLUC46.DLL which will allow the iPAQ to start using the wireless card. If you check connections\network adaptors you'll see ORiNOCO PC Card (5 volt) listed.

Battery life is respectible, too. I can spend the afternoon stumbling and not get a low battery warning with some simple backlighting power adjustments. I found the Dell card on ebay for $45, too. It has the plug for an external antenna but that will have to wait. Haven't needed it yet. Great reception!

divxguy266 · 02-04-2003

hey your running the same setup as me

couple of questions for you

which drivers are you using

i had it working and it was stumbling great
then the next day mini stumbler frezzes up
have you had this problem

Rooster · 02-04-2003

Here's the version of Orinoco drivers I'm using:

Windows CE Driver v 7.42 and Client Manager v 2.06

I haven't had any issues, even after I had to reload the iPAQ. I mistakenly left the power settings set to always on and drained the battery overnight. Anyway, I run both the Orinoco driver and client manager. I use the client manager to configure profiles for networks that I have permission to connect to. Ministumbler is set to the default settings with the exception of reconfigure card automatically. I check that box everytime.

If I hit a snag and the iPAQ freezes, I go for the reset button on the iPAQ. A quick hit of the reset and I'm back up. Do you have the latest Pocket PC OS update applied, too? It's on the Compaq site. Let me know...thanks!

madspaniard · 02-18-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Rooster
the name of the dll for the driver, not the name of the card. In this case, it is WMLUC46.DLL which will allow the iPAQ to start using the wireless card. If you check connections\network

Rooster, thank you for the pointer!!. I did find out mine requires to enter wlluc46.dll; wmluc was being ignored for some reason.

Great reception!

Using Ipaq3870. PocketPC3.0.

zakley · 02-19-2003

How about a link to those drivers and such?

ZAK

blackwave · 02-19-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by zakley
How about a link to those drivers and such?

ZAK

There is always the FAU:
http://forums.netstumbler.com/showth...&threadid=3534

zakley · 02-19-2003

Look at that! I did a couple of searches but came up empty. Thanks muchly!

NMNS · 05-07-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rooster

I've been running "The Brick" for the past month without issue with Ministumbler. "The Brick" is a Compaq iPAQ 3650, 32 meg with the dual pcmcia slot sleeve. This includes an extra battery, too. Add a 64 meg CF card for storage (which uses the CF adaptor that came with my sleeve, thank you!) and the rebadged Orinoco gold/Dell TrueMobile wireless card for guaranteed Ministumbler fun!

Dell will tell you they don't have drivers for Pocket PC. Use the Orinoco drivers from the Orinoco/Proxim site and install them on your host pc like you would any Pocket PC application. Here's the tricky part, when you insert the card after installation, the iPAQ will tell you it does not recognize the network card - simply enter the name of the dll for the driver, not the name of the card. In this case, it is WMLUC46.DLL which will allow the iPAQ to start using the wireless card. If you check connections\network adaptors you'll see ORiNOCO PC Card (5 volt) listed.

Battery life is respectible, too. I can spend the afternoon stumbling and not get a low battery warning with some simple backlighting power adjustments. I found the Dell card on ebay for $45, too. It has the plug for an external antenna but that will have to wait. Haven't needed it yet. Great reception!

I just bought a Palm LifeDrive..JUNK!!!

I have 14 days to return it and in the meantime I am looking for a new handheld that will run find with netstumbler...I have found a iPAQ 3650 for about $150 and was gonna get it but i wanted to know if mini will run on the onboard wifi card...i see that you said you us a rebadged Orinoco gold/Dell TrueMobile wireless card and if this is the card i needed i was just wondering wheres about i could find one ;-) thanks much for the help.

G8tK33per · 05-07-2006

Real nice. Did you happen to notice the date of the last post, fuckstick?

02-03-2003	#1 (permalink)
Rooster Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 2	iPAQ 3650 & Dell TrueMobile 1150 with Ministumbler! I've been running "The Brick" for the past month without issue with Ministumbler. "The Brick" is a Compaq iPAQ 3650, 32 meg with the dual pcmcia slot sleeve. This includes an extra battery, too. Add a 64 meg CF card for storage (which uses the CF adaptor that came with my sleeve, thank you!) and the rebadged Orinoco gold/Dell TrueMobile wireless card for guaranteed Ministumbler fun! Dell will tell you they don't have drivers for Pocket PC. Use the Orinoco drivers from the Orinoco/Proxim site and install them on your host pc like you would any Pocket PC application. Here's the tricky part, when you insert the card after installation, the iPAQ will tell you it does not recognize the network card - simply enter the name of the dll for the driver, not the name of the card. In this case, it is WMLUC46.DLL which will allow the iPAQ to start using the wireless card. If you check connections\network adaptors you'll see ORiNOCO PC Card (5 volt) listed. Battery life is respectible, too. I can spend the afternoon stumbling and not get a low battery warning with some simple backlighting power adjustments. I found the Dell card on ebay for $45, too. It has the plug for an external antenna but that will have to wait. Haven't needed it yet. Great reception!

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02-04-2003	#2 (permalink)
divxguy266 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 8	hey your running the same setup as me couple of questions for you which drivers are you using i had it working and it was stumbling great then the next day mini stumbler frezzes up have you had this problem

02-04-2003	#3 (permalink)
Rooster Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Wichita, Kansas Posts: 2	Here's the version of Orinoco drivers I'm using: Windows CE Driver v 7.42 and Client Manager v 2.06 I haven't had any issues, even after I had to reload the iPAQ. I mistakenly left the power settings set to always on and drained the battery overnight. Anyway, I run both the Orinoco driver and client manager. I use the client manager to configure profiles for networks that I have permission to connect to. Ministumbler is set to the default settings with the exception of reconfigure card automatically. I check that box everytime. If I hit a snag and the iPAQ freezes, I go for the reset button on the iPAQ. A quick hit of the reset and I'm back up. Do you have the latest Pocket PC OS update applied, too? It's on the Compaq site. Let me know...thanks!

02-19-2003	#5 (permalink)
zakley Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2	How about a link to those drivers and such? ZAK

02-19-2003	#7 (permalink)
zakley Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 2	Look at that! I did a couple of searches but came up empty. Thanks muchly!