patch for /usr/share/wicd/curses/netentry_curses.py

I installed slackwarearm current as of 05/03 today. While configuring a wireless connection using wicd-curses via ssh while still wired to a banana pro I recieved this traceback when I tried to save my settings.

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1149, in call_update_ui
    self.update_ui(True)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 97, in wrapper
    return func(*args, **kargs)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1161, in update_ui
    self.handle_keys(input_data[1])
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1040, in handle_keys
    self.diag = WirelessSettingsDialog(pos, self.frame)
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/netentry_curses.py", line 503, in __init__
    self.set_values()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/netentry_curses.py", line 544, in set_values
    wireless.GetWirelessProperty(networkID, 'bitrate')
ValueError: dbus.Boolean(True) is not in list

The patch below is based on a netentry_curses.py found here: https://bugs.launchpad.net/wicd/+bug...ntry_curses.py

It will fix the problem. It has been tested by me today after patching the original /usr/share/wicd/curses/netentry_curses.py which was installed from slackwarearm-current/extra/wicd/wicd-1.7.4-arm-1.txz.

--- orig-netentry_curses.py	2018-03-12 18:00:49.830000580 +1100
+++ netentry_curses.py	2018-03-12 15:08:37.770000491 +1100
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
+#!/usr/bin/python2
 """
     netentry_curses -- everyone's favorite networks settings dialogs... in text
     form!
@@ -538,12 +538,16 @@
         self.bitrates = wireless.GetAvailableBitrates()
         self.bitrates.append('auto')
         self.bitrate_combo.set_list(self.bitrates)
-        if wireless.GetWirelessProperty(networkID, 'bitrate'):
-            self.bitrate_combo.set_focus(
-                self.bitrates.index(
-                    wireless.GetWirelessProperty(networkID, 'bitrate')
-                )
-            )
+
+        # bitrate property is sometimes None
+        chosen_bitrate = wireless.GetWirelessProperty(networkID, 'bitrate')
+        if chosen_bitrate not in self.bitrates:
+            chosen_bitrate = 'auto'
+
+        self.bitrate_combo.set_focus(
+            self.bitrates.index(chosen_bitrate)
+        )
+
         self.allow_lower_bitrates_chkbox.set_state(
             to_bool(self.format_entry(networkID, 'allow_lower_bitrates'))
         )

As I suspect that this problem exists on x86 too, you should move this to the main forum; unless it can be proved that it's ARM only in which case I'll apply it locally.

Yup, need to download wicd most recent from x86 and test on a big box. Will get to it asaic.

Originally Posted by justwantin Yup, need to download wicd most recent from x86 and test on a big box. Will get to it asaic.

Just move this thread into the main forum - it'll probably take a minute or two for someone to validate that the bug exists in -current.

I couldn't figure out how to do it. I did contact monitors but nothing happened

Current ChangeLog

extra/wicd/wicd-1.7.4-x86_64-3.txz: Rebuilt.
Patched to fix saving settings with wicd-curses. Thanks to justwantin.

Well there ya go!