>Peter Crawford wrote: >> Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:12:28 +0200 >> From: thveillon.deb...@googlemail.com >> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org >> Subject: Re: Linksys USB200M adapter failing under wicd > >> for wicd to work you need an empty /etc/network/interfaces file (except lo). > > Yes; as specified in http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse#OtherGUI > and my original message. > >> Then in wicd preferences you can choose to (or not): > > Well, the phenomenon is observed as the > system reaches the console in multi-user mode. > No GUI is running yet. OK > >> Connection profiles are kept under >> /etc/wicd/wire[d][less]-settings.conf, modify at will. > > Yes, /etc/wicd/wired-settings.conf is adapted to the > static parameters which work properly when using > /etc/network/interfaces . > >> But anyhow remember wicd is just a gui, > > Also a daemon. Ref. wicd.man. > "STRUCTURE > Wicd has two major parts: the daemon, which runs with root > privileges; and the user interface, which runs with normal > user privileges. The two parts run as separate processes > and make use of D-Bus to communicate." Yes, what I meant is if the interface isn't properly supported, wicd won't make it work. But in your case it seems fully functional.
Since the last update on Squeeze I use the "ioctl" backend, the "external" default one was becoming really slow, sometimes not connecting at all. But the three computers I use wicd on at the moment are all wireless. > >> your hardware need to be fully >> recognized first (does it shows up with "ifconfig -a" ?). > > Yes. ifconfig reports both lo and eth2. But eth2 does > not have the address & etc. specified in wired-settings.conf. > > The machine has no wireless device attached. > When eth2 is not configured according to /etc/network/interfaces, > wicd should configure according to the default in > /etc/wicd/wired-settings.conf ... shouldn't it? It definitely should ;-) Maybe this: "Using wired interface...eth2 No previous wired profile available, wired autoconnect failed." relates to the default "lastused = True" in wired-settings.conf, if there is no "lastused" settings it fails instead of using default profile (would look like a bug...). Did you try setting it to False ? Puzzled Tom. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
