Update: Since the Kismet package isn’t available anymore, here is Installing aircrack-ng on a N800.
To run Kismet on a N800, you need to be root. Normally, you don’t have root access on a N800, you do need to apply a hack to get it. There are several hacks (flashing, sshd, …) but I prefer the godmode trick.
Here’s how I did it, use at your own risk:
- Install Osso Xterm
- Install godmode
- Install Kismet
Now I did install some other packages between 2 and 3, that’s probably why I didn’t have to install ncurses-base explicitly.
To start Kismet, start Xterm and type these commands:
- sudo gainroot
- kismet
Didier Stevens 
That’s awesome man!!!!!!!!!!!! Cheers!!!!
Comment by achtung! — Friday 2 November 2007 @ 17:17
Do you know where I can get the new deb? It seems to have been removed (Download: (sorry, no longer available)). I spent days trying to compile it myself on the n800 😛 Thanks.
Comment by Tommy — Friday 18 April 2008 @ 18:48
Sorry, I spend some time searching but didn’t find a replacement. Will update the post when I do.
Comment by Didier Stevens — Sunday 20 April 2008 @ 13:43
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