wicd and wireless wiki woes

mutexe · 12-13-2009, 02:01 PM

Code:

bash-3.1# wicd-curses
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib64/wicd/wicd-curses.py", line 50, in <module>
    from wicd import wpath
ImportError: No module named wicd

As i said, i don't think the original install via pkgtool worked...

Alien Bob · 12-13-2009, 02:09 PM

Your error shows you've installed a 64-bit wicd package. You told earlier that you "think" you have a 32-bit Slackware installed. Remove the wicd package and install the correct 32-bit version.

Eric

onebuck · 12-13-2009, 02:36 PM

Hi,

Quote:

Originally Posted by mutexe

Hi again,
After i figured out how to get to the link I tried installing the txz file using pkgtool. Nothing appeared to happen? I tried running wicd from the command line and got back a message saying there wasnt a module called wicd. Any ideas? I think i'm running 32bit and that was a 64 wicd I think. Could that be it? Should i be using something that pkgtool to install it? or since i'm using fluxbox do i need to install something else as well?

Cheers,

mute

I thought you were using Slackware64.

You can use the package from the -current x86.

EDIT: I didn't see Eric's reply, sorry

mutexe · 12-14-2009, 09:37 AM

Where do i get it from please? Here http://www.slackware.com/packages/ seems to be broken.
Thanks for the help,

mute

Edit: Sorry, i can get it from the the same site that Onebuck posted. Thanks.

Didier Spaier · 12-14-2009, 12:43 PM

If you don't have a Slackware DVD at hand you'll find it in the .extra directory of any mirror, or even simpler: "slackpkg install wicd". Make sure to pick one matching your distribution (32 bit, if you confirm that) and/or to have uncommented a good one as well in /etc/slackpkg/mirror

mutexe · 12-14-2009, 02:59 PM

Many thanks, i found the right package I think.
I installed and ran 'wicd-curses' from the command line and got a cool little window showing some essid's in the area. Sadly mine wasn't there.
I tried "iwlist wlan0 scan", which came back with some essid's but again, not mine. I then tried adding my essid under the hidden network option in wicd. This worked for me when i was experimenting with WICD when i had slack12.2, but this didnt work either.

In the wicd readme it says something like:

Quote:

Results have varied, but you will probably need/want to remove
any references to interfaces from /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1.conf - in
other words, make that file look as if netconfig has never been
run.

so i checked this and it looks like i haven't tampered with it.

Does anyone have any ideas please? These wireless problems are the only thing stopping me from using slackware all of the time

Thanks again in advance,

mute

Didier Spaier · 12-14-2009, 03:38 PM

Did you try "iwlist wlan0 scan" as root ?

If not, you should, as you will get much more results.

Is your ESSID hidden ? If not, it should show.

If it doesn't show, is your WiFi router really working ? If yes, unhide your ESSID to ease checking.

mutexe · 12-14-2009, 04:17 PM

i tried as root.
my router is not hidden.
my router is definitely working - this laptop also has a ubuntu partition on it which finds my router and connects no problem. My gf's windows machine also connects to it. I haven't actively hidden my ESSID. I've checked my router settings to confirm this as well

Thanks for your suggestions though mate

Didier Spaier · 12-14-2009, 05:05 PM

Then the only thing I can think of is some hardware or firmware problem, IOW a problem with your wireless card -- at least in Slackware.

mutexe · 12-15-2009, 06:01 AM

I am now pretty much up to the same place I got trying to get wireless working under slack 12.2 as well. It's a crying shame because i'm loving slackware.
Back to ubuntu I guess....

ps thanks for everyone's help.