Network Config Error--help!

[Jason Hardcastle]

Ok, I just installed YellowDog 3.0 on my Pismo (500 MHz, 1 GB RAM,  
AirPort) and I can't get it to connect to the net at ALL.

I've tried via ethernet straight into the cable modem, and still  
nothing.

Whenever I bring up the redhat config for the network, it gives me the  
following, lengthy error.

Exception Occurred

Component:  redhat-config-network
Version:  1.2.0
Summary:  TB  
/var/tmp/python-2.2.2-root/usr/lib/python2.2/ 
sre.py:137:search:TypeError: expected string or buffer
Traceback  (most recent call last):
	File"/usr/bin/redhat-config-network-gui", line 154, in ?
		window = mainDialog()
File  
"/var/tmp/redhat-config-network-1.2.0-root/usr/share/redhat-config- 
network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 154, in __init__
File  
"/var/tmp/redhat-config-network-1.2.0-root/usr/share/redhat-config- 
network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 225, in load
File  
"/var/tmp/redhat-config-network-1.2.0-root/usr/share/redhat-config- 
network/netconfpkg/gui/maindialog.py", line 232, in loadDevices
File  
"/var/tmp/redhat-config-network-1.2.0-root/usr/share/redhat-config- 
network/netconfpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 210, in getDeviceList
File  
"/var/tmp/redhat-config-network-1.2.0-root/usr/share/redhat-config- 
network/netconfpkg/NCDeviceList.py", line 117, in load
File  
"/var/tmp/redhat-config-network-1.2.0-root/usr/share/redhat-config- 
network/netconfpkg/plugins/NCDevWireless.py", line 34, in load
File  
"/var/tmp/redhat-config-network-1.2.0-root/usr/share/redhat-config- 
network/netconfpkg/NCWireless.py", line 52, in load
File "/var/tmp/python-2.2.2-root/usr/lib/python2.2/sre.py", line 137,  
in search
	return_compile(pattern, flags).search(string)
TypeError:  expected string or buffer


Now, because of this error, I have no way (as far as I know) to get my  
net connection running.  There's probably some command line way to  
configure it, but I have no idea what that would be, because I've never  
encountered a problem like this.  If any of you know of any way to fix  
or get around this, please, let me know.

Also, not about YellowDog, but I figured I'd ask just in case any of  
you knew.

I tried to install Mandrake 9.1 on the PowerBook, but I couldn't  
install it.  The text installer gives me errors during the keymap  
selection, but won't let me get past that.  The GUI installer isn't  
viewable.  The display is just completely screwed when I try the GUI  
install.

So, if any of you have any ideas about that one, and you got a fix for  
it, let me know.

thanks in advance

Jason Hardcastle




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