Bug 344567

Summary:	Add or revise step CONFIG_PACKET enabled check
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	John L. Poole <prestopoole>
Component:	Other documents	Assignee:	nm (RETIRED) <nightmorph>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	docs-team
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=4&chap=4
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description John L. Poole 2010-11-07 18:48:32 UTC

The Wireless 

I suggest you make it easier for the reader by providing the test to confirm the required setting:

 # grep CONFIG_PACKET /usr/src/linux/.config
 CONFIG_PACKET=y
 #



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:

Comment 1 John L. Poole 2010-11-07 18:50:31 UTC

This concerns an "important" blurb in section 4.b "WPA Supplicant"

Important: You have to have CONFIG_PACKET enabled in your kernel for wpa_supplicant to work. 

Since this is critical, help the reader instead of assuming she knows how to make that determination.

Comment 2 nm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2010-11-07 20:17:04 UTC

Sure, why not? Fixed in CVS.