From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx1.redhat.com ([209.132.183.28]:52890 "EHLO mx1.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751092Ab0HHCCw (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Aug 2010 22:02:52 -0400 Subject: Re: Wifi GNOME network manager version into KUbuntu, Debian "pinning method, etc. ; jor linux-wireless-kernel From: Dan Williams To: giovanni_re Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: <1281206754.31161.1388795015@webmail.messagingengine.com> References: <1281206754.31161.1388795015@webmail.messagingengine.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:04:28 -0500 Message-ID: <1281233068.6235.5.camel@dcbw.foobar.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 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 :) > > == Join in the Global weekly meetings, via VOIP, about all Free SW HW & Culture > http://sites.google.com/site/berkeleytip/ > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html