[maemo-developers] Kismet on N800 stops running after 1-2 minutes

[From: Michael Wiktowy]

On Dec 13, 2007 8:24 PM, Jaeyeon Jung <jyjung at gmail.com> wrote:
> Any other suggestions? Basically, Kismet runs fine for a couple of
> minutes and the packet counter stops increasing (the application is
> still running and the elapsed time is updated but basically sniffing
> stops working).

As I understand it, this is more of an issue with the power-saving
features of the tablet. In monitor mode, the OS doesn't think that the
wireless chip is being used so it puts it to sleep. I believe that
keeping it plugged into the charger while you scan works. Not an ideal
work-around but might be enough for what you want to do.

/Mike