On 2011-08-01, Mark Grieveson <dg...@torfree.net> wrote: > Hello. I recently obtained a used laptop, which I fixed up. It is > relatively good (IE, a Pentium IV) so I'm not too worried about it > being able to power the applications I'm hoping to run. Generally, I > prefer using a less cluttered machine with minimal software. So, I > loaded the laptop with lxde. In doing so, I made sure to install the > non-free firmware files from a usb stick. > > In trying to find wireless connections, I used wicd, following the > steps at http://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse#Wicd. This, however, did > not work. It simply stated that no network connections had been > found. However, I then reinstalled gnome on the laptop, and the network > software there did find various network connections (aka wifi). So, > I'm wondering if anyone knows how I can get the same functionality > within lxde using wicd (or using something else). > > Mark > >
Did you specify the appropriate interface, e.g., wlan0, in the wicd preferences? When I set up a laptop with wicd recently I found that that field were not automatically populated and the relevent kernel module was not loaded. -- Liam O'Toole Cork, Ireland -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/slrnj3d1no.58k.liam.p.otoole@dipsy.tubbynet
