[pkg-wpa-devel] r959 - in /wpasupplicant/trunk/debian: README.modes changelog

[kelmo-guest at users.alioth.debian.org]

Author: kelmo-guest
Date: Thu Dec 27 14:25:11 2007
New Revision: 959

URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-wpa/?sc=1&rev=959
Log:
* Enhance README.modes with new supplicant debugging methods.

Modified:
    wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes
    wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/changelog

Modified: wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-wpa/wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes?rev=959&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes (original)
+++ wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/README.modes Thu Dec 27 14:25:11 2007
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 'wext' backend, unless your kernel is older than 2.6.14.
 
 Madwifi supports both the 'wext' and 'madwifi' driver backends. 'wext' is
-preferred, however 'madwifi' may work better in some circumstances.
+the preferred driver interface.
 
 Ndiswrapper NO LONGER SUPPORTS the 'ndiswrapper' driver backend as of version
 1.16. Therefore, 'wext' must be used unless you use an antiquated ndiswrapper
@@ -518,10 +518,24 @@
 ==================
 
 In order to debug connection, association and authentication problems,
-we suggest starting `wpa_cli -i <interface>` in a different shell, before
-starting the interface. Use the command 'level 0' first, to get all
-debug messages. Then use `ifup --verbose <interface>` to get verbose debug
-messages from the script starting wpasupplicant.
+increase the verbosity level of wpa_supplicant in order to log debug
+output to /var/log/wpa_supplicant.$iface.log.
+
+iface eth1 inet dhcp
+        wpa-verbosity-level 3
+        ...
+
+Verbosity level number 3 starts the supplicant with the -ddd command line
+option, level 2 with -dd. Any other wpa-verbosity-level value will cause the
+supplicant to be started with the -d command line option.
+
+Another method is to start `wpa_cli -i <interface>` in another shell before
+starting the interface. Use the command 'level 0' first, to get all debug
+messages sent to the control socket by wpa_supplicant.
+
+To debug the ifupdown scripts that start wpa_supplicant and friends, use
+`ifup --verbose <interface>` to get verbose messages, or set
+wpa-maint-debug to any value to see shell code execution (set -x).
 
 Hidden ssids
 ============

Modified: wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/changelog
URL: http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pkg-wpa/wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/changelog?rev=959&op=diff
==============================================================================
--- wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/changelog (original)
+++ wpasupplicant/trunk/debian/changelog Thu Dec 27 14:25:11 2007
@@ -54,8 +54,9 @@
     supports logging somewhere via -f cli option. (Closes: #317180)
   * Add support for managing debug level of wpa_supplicant via thye ifupdown
     scripts. wpa-debug-level n (for n in 1 2 3).
-
- -- Kel Modderman <kel at otaku42.de>  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:47:52 +1000
+  * Enhance README.modes with new supplicant debugging methods.
+
+ -- Kel Modderman <kel at otaku42.de>  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:23:14 +1000
 
 wpasupplicant (0.6.1~git20071119-1) unstable; urgency=low