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From: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
To: giovanni_re <john_re@fastmail.us>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Wifi GNOME network manager version into KUbuntu, Debian "pinning method, etc. ; jor linux-wireless-kernel
Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:04:28 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1281233068.6235.5.camel@dcbw.foobar.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1281206754.31161.1388795015@webmail.messagingengine.com>

On Sat, 2010-08-07 at 11:45 -0700, giovanni_re wrote:
> KUbuntu 10.4,
> 
> =
> Failing to get wifi to connect to access point.  It can see APs, but
> fails to get dhcp via command mode, & fails connect with wicd.
> 
> =
> It has been suggested (on KUbuntu list?) to remove the KU network
> manager package, & that might get wicd & console command wifi working.

That could work, but it's better to do that for the short-term just to
verify that the wifi driver, kernel, and card are working correctly.  If
that's the case, there's no reason NetworkManager shouldn't work for
you.

> Previously, I was told that there is more networking success if one
> installs Ubuntu (not KUbuntu) [to get the Ubuntu/Gnome network manager
> sw], then install KDE on top of that.
> 
> =
> For a system that was installed as KUbuntu:
> 
> Might it be possible to use something like Debian "pinning" to hold back
> the KU network manager package, & then install the Ubuntu NetworkManager
> package?  Guess I'd at least have to ad the Ubuntu repositories to
> /etc/apt/sources.list.
> 
> There might also be another debian method to do this.
> 
> =
>  Being as Ubuntu is Debian based, is there some way to make this work?

This probably isn't the right list for this, but feel free to drop a
mail to networkmanager-list@gnome.org for more help.  You may get a
reply about "non-subscribers cannot post to list" but I'll moderate your
mail through since I'm the list admin.  More info here:

http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/networkmanager-list

and we can try to debug your issue there.

Dan


> =
> I ran Debian from about 2000-2005, so haven't done pinning for a long
> time.
> 
> =
> Thanks :)
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      reply	other threads:[~2010-08-08  2:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-08-07 18:45 Wifi GNOME network manager version into KUbuntu, Debian "pinning method, etc. ; jor linux-wireless-kernel giovanni_re
2010-08-08  2:04 ` Dan Williams [this message]

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