Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/07/2012 02:00 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >> You can do it using iwconfig. You can also do it by using the >> network service instead of NetworkManager. You should have both >> options available with a minimal ins

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Michael Cronenworth
Marko Vojinovic wrote: I believe it would be quite funny to have wireless option during the installation, but not afterwards. The user should be able to activate wireless after the installation in the same way anaconda can do it during the installation. The question is how exactly to do it. Net

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Chris Adams
Once upon a time, Marko Vojinovic said: > If I may chime in a bit... If anaconda uses NetworkManager for the minimal > install, then NM should be a part of the minimal install, right? Or else, NM > should be available on the minimal install boot media, so that the OP can use > it somehow to act

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Marko Vojinovic
On Wednesday, 7. March 2012. 13.58.50 Michael Cronenworth wrote: > Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > Interesting! Because the wireless is used to do the minimal install. > > Anaconda uses NetworkManager. If I may chime in a bit... If anaconda uses NetworkManager for the minimal install, then NM should be

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Michael Cronenworth
Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: You can do it using iwconfig. You can also do it by using the network service instead of NetworkManager. You should have both options available with a minimal install. iwconfig may work for WEP, but what about WPA(2)? The man page says that passphrases are not suppor

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Michael Cronenworth
Ranjan Maitra wrote: Interesting! Because the wireless is used to do the minimal install. Anaconda uses NetworkManager. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fe

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Mikkel L. Ellertson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 03/07/2012 12:07 PM, Michael Cronenworth wrote: > Ranjan Maitra wrote: >> Just playing with minimal install: I was able to install minimally. >> Question: how do I switch on wireless? > > NetworkManager cannot connect to WEP/WPA type access points

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:23:52 -0600 Michael Cronenworth wrote: > Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > Thanks, my question is: how do I install anything from a minimal install > > using wireless? I am not committed to using NetworkManager: how does > > one turn wireless on after an install? > > As I said, you

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Michael Cronenworth
Ranjan Maitra wrote: Thanks, my question is: how do I install anything from a minimal install using wireless? I am not committed to using NetworkManager: how does one turn wireless on after an install? As I said, you can't. wicd is an alternative to NetworkManager, but you won't have it in you

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:07:25 -0600 Michael Cronenworth wrote: > Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > Just playing with minimal install: I was able to install minimally. > > Question: how do I switch on wireless? > > NetworkManager cannot connect to WEP/WPA type access points from a > command-line. You must

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Michael Cronenworth
Ranjan Maitra wrote: Just playing with minimal install: I was able to install minimally. Question: how do I switch on wireless? NetworkManager cannot connect to WEP/WPA type access points from a command-line. You must have a GUI (X+Gnome/KDE) installed. -- users mailing list users@lists.fedor

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread Ranjan Maitra
On Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:17:33 +0100 suvayu ali wrote: > On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 04:01, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > but with wireless, I get > > > > Startnig network (via systemctl): Job failed. See system logs and > > 'systemctl status' for details > > [FAILED] > > > > Any suggestions? > > I thin

Re: switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-07 Thread suvayu ali
On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 04:01, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > but with wireless, I get > > Startnig network (via systemctl): Job failed. See system logs and > 'systemctl status' for details > [FAILED] > > Any suggestions? I think for wireless, NetworkManager is preferred. I would simply try: # yum in

switching on wireless after minimal install: f16

2012-03-06 Thread Ranjan Maitra
Hi, Just playing with minimal install: I was able to install minimally. Question: how do I switch on wireless? Playing last week using wired, I simply did: chkconfig network on service network start but with wireless, I get Startnig network (via systemctl): Job failed. See system logs and 's