I'll let someone else answer the other questions On 22/07/07, Walt S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > and I even think I understand what's going on!). Then I do ipkg update and > start installing the software in the order shown above, testing all of them
it's good to do "ipkg upgrade too" - update merely downloads the information in the repository > after the last one is installed. I usually get three or four packages > installed before things stop working. Thinking that nmap or curl might be > the culprit, I've tried them in different order, and even bypassing them > entirely, but each time, the symptom I see is that kismet acts as if there > is no network card, even through the card is working fine otherwise. Of > course I have tried a soft boot to see if that has any effect. 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
