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Bug#358617: linux-image-2.6.16-1-686: please enable CONFIG_IPW2200_MONITOR=y



Am Donnerstag, den 23.03.2006, 19:46 +0100 schrieb maximilian attems:

> > The monitor mode doesn't need newer firmware. Its available since 2.2
> > firmware: ipw-2.4-sniffer.fw
> 
> yes but buggy in 2.4
> http://www.google.com/search?q=ipw2200%3A+Firmware+error+detected.+Restarting.&sourceid=mozilla&start=0&start=0&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

:) Does googling for an error tells its completly broken?
Search for "kernel panic".;)
I agree rfmon in the 3.0 firmware is much better but it works with the
2.4 firmware, too.

> > So the ipw220 v 1.0.8 in the kernel is enough.
> 
> no do a better research.

It worked for me with 2.6.15 and kismet in sid.
Its included in kismet since some time
http://kismetwireless.net/CHANGELOG 2005-06-R1
http://www.kismetwireless.net/blog/ IPW2200 updates

My conclusion is you are right in 2.6.17 it will be better but I see no
reason what would be the problem to enable it in 2.6.16. Its in the
kernel/driver and just needs to be enabled. No code change and nothing
experimental.:)

-- 
Noèl Köthe <noel debian.org>
Debian GNU/Linux, www.debian.org

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