Thank you. Yes, I am editing the kismet.conf file (it won't work at all with the example entries) The only thing that's unclear is the source name - I think it's arbitrary, and so I have: source=hostap,wlan0,mysource
I'll look for the other threads about ipkg upgrade. Thanks for the help :-) Walt On Jul 22, 2007, at 5:59 PM, Paul M wrote: [SNIP] > > hmm, sounds like you need to edit the kismet.conf file so that it > knows what sort of network card you have. > > after using kismet, you will probably need to eject the card (don't > have to physically do this, use the command "cardctl eject" and insert > with "cardctl insert"). Try pccardctl instead of cardctl if needed > >> >> (Tangential question: Does "shutdown -r now" do the same thing as >> poking the >> reset button?) > > you should always "shutdown now" or "init 0" to turn off, hitting the > reset button could corrupt files, you need to tell any real operating > system or a microsoft one to render itself quiescent and close all > files etc. > >> I have tried ipkg upgrade at various times and various stages in >> the process >> above - it gives many error messages referring to kernel modules, and >> finally leaves my Zaurus with no networking and kismet broken. > > ah, this could be the standard problem in that a mass upgrade will > change to use the latest kernel *modules*. the kernel that's installed > will expect to find its old kernel modules (they're stored in > /lib/modules/) and they'll have gone. See other postings on this list > about how to upgrade the kernel without wiping everything. > > _______________________________________________ > Angstrom-distro-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro- > users _______________________________________________ Angstrom-distro-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.linuxtogo.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/angstrom-distro-users
