From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1P1Y5N-0002Dh-Qy for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:23:10 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 51431E0D97; Fri, 1 Oct 2010 05:22:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-qy0-f174.google.com (mail-qy0-f174.google.com [209.85.216.174]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24509E0D97 for ; Fri, 1 Oct 2010 05:22:39 +0000 (UTC) Received: by qyk36 with SMTP id 36so2756837qyk.19 for ; Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:22:38 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:received :reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=EWs7FjLTKpfhbmw8isAP+ZoPLdZWTySUSeBpddiqKUo=; b=QWq5V9h/fQFXzlXD53GLsEnSqrx4oSt/1anGhMhCmlfb9ciVSfCMU/QZ/omev/lq76 PtdWPPtvKD59gUpXMbxuOTGiQh+VWADU+lLPJZWhMh8L/Scv5VFFAV0854j0WxEoic8f 9dxxsmb7GEO4OsXfJx3TlREnr63YX/sjXRd+c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:reply-to:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type; b=SESk5s5XaTmluyiOonsmW8ndP1lKq6KbHPHAsaYbIVkTpEf9pQWjRtlMAg6yRx3dsl bSI87YwUCPI4pmUVF8gLPmZwQYhB3XRvHBwwM6RHU+nZHnjs9Bxi2KzThJQtR+TlWZnc qnGFZ2xvuJpRL3VctP41cdHynJceqg6HFUPw4= Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.229.219.80 with SMTP id ht16mr3459377qcb.53.1285910558815; Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:22:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.123.195 with HTTP; Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:22:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.229.123.195 with HTTP; Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:22:38 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 07:22:38 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] NetworkManager OK? kNetworkManager broken? Wireless setup very confusing... From: Alan McKinnon To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=0016363b83781236c40491876283 X-Archives-Salt: 712cb4d2-cfdb-488d-8f98-e41eeccceec5 X-Archives-Hash: c39cf6465956f033fad57af9cd5d9eec --0016363b83781236c40491876283 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Dump NetworkManager. Use wicd. All these issues just GoAway(tm) with wicd > Hello all, > > Getting very frustrated here. Trying to put the finishing touches on a > new laptop install. I have verified using the CLI that both wired and > wireless networking works fine when I configure manually. As with most > laptops, I would imagine, I will be switching locations often, and > switching between several different networks both wired and wireless. > I thought the thing to do would be to install a slick gui to take care > of this. To that end I installed NetworkManager, and KNetworkManager > as a front-end as I use a KDE desktop. As far as I can tell Network > Manager is working fine, I followed the instructions for setup from > the wiki here[0] and here[1], and it does seem to setup a wired > connection on eth0 just fine. However, I am getting an error upon > trying to start Knetworkmanager: > > " KNetworkManager can not start because the installation is misconfigured. > System DBUS policy does not allow it to provide user settings. > contact your system administrator or distribution. > KNetworkManager will not start automatically in future." > > Not sure why, as per the wiki I added: > > > > > send_interface="org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/> > > > to /etc/dbus-1/system.d/NetworkManager.conf, and added my user to > plugdev group. Is there something else I'm missing? I'm unsure how to > further troubleshoot. I also tried the NetworkManager plasmoid for > kde, but that is just bombing with a bunch off error messages I can't > read in the 'connections' window. > > I am wondering if I should just uninstall KNetworkManager, and try > nm-applet? Will that even work on a KDE desktop? Will it require > installing boatloads of gnome crap I don't want? Should I chuck the > whole works and use Wicd? > > At this point I'd be happy with pretty much any solution that just > works, I've wasted the better half of the day on this and I'm starting > to think I should just stick to using the CLI...this frustration just > isn't worth it. > > Do any of you folks out there have an easy, simple solution to > configuring wireless that you like? I'm open to any ideas. > > [0] http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/NetworkManager > [1] http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/KNetworkManager > -- > Support the mob or mysteriously disappear... > I'm on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/ > --0016363b83781236c40491876283 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Dump NetworkManager.
Use wicd.
All these issues just GoAway(tm) with wicd

> Hello all,
>
> Getting very fr= ustrated here. Trying to put the finishing touches on a
> new laptop = install. I have verified using the CLI that both wired and
> wireless= networking works fine when I configure manually. As with most
> laptops, I would imagine, I will be switching locations often, and
= > switching between several different networks both wired and wireless.<= br>> I thought the thing to do would be to install a slick gui to take c= are
> of this. To that end I installed NetworkManager, and KNetworkManager> as a front-end as I use a KDE desktop. As far as I can tell Network<= br>> Manager is working fine, I followed the instructions for setup from=
> the wiki here[0] and here[1], and it does seem to setup a wired
>= ; connection on eth0 just fine. However, I am getting an error upon
>= trying to start Knetworkmanager:
>
> " KNetworkManager c= an not start because the installation is misconfigured.
> System DBUS policy does not allow it to provide user settings.
>= ; contact your system administrator or distribution.
> KNetworkMana= ger will not start automatically in future."
>
> Not sure= why, as per the wiki I added:
>
> <policy group=3D"plugdev">
> <al= low send_destination=3D"org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"/>
&= gt;
> <allow send_destination=3D"org.freedesktop.Network= Manager"
> send_interface=3D"org.freedesktop.NetworkManager"= />
> </policy>
>
> to /etc/dbus-1/system.d/Netw= orkManager.conf, and added my user to
> plugdev group. Is there somet= hing else I'm missing? I'm unsure how to
> further troubleshoot. I also tried the NetworkManager plasmoid for
= > kde, but that is just bombing with a bunch off error messages I can= 9;t
> read in the 'connections' window.
>
> I am= wondering if I should just uninstall KNetworkManager, and try
> nm-applet? Will that even work on a KDE desktop? Will it require
&g= t; installing boatloads of gnome crap I don't want? Should I chuck the<= br>> whole works and use Wicd?
>
> At this point I'd be= happy with pretty much any solution that just
> works, I've wasted the better half of the day on this and I'm = starting
> to think I should just stick to using the CLI...this frust= ration just
> isn't worth it.
>
> Do any of you folk= s out there have an easy, simple solution to
> configuring wireless that you like? I'm open to any ideas.
>=
> [0] htt= p://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/NetworkManager
> [1] http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/K= NetworkManager
> --
> Support the mob or mysteriously disappear...
> I'= m on flickr: http://w= ww.flickr.com/photos/badcomputer/
>
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