newbie: getting wireless going on hardy [nope]

[jeffrey.berger at mac.com]

I tried using gksu gedit to edit hosts, but gksu failed to launch (one  
of the bugs below, I think).

So I used vi instead, then chown and chgrp.

Still no luck. I'm still getting the "Could not authenticate" error  
from Network Manager/Settings

For the record, here's my edited hosts file:

yaza at ubuntu:~$ cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost ubuntu
127.0.1.1 ubuntu

# The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0 ip6-localnet
ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
yaza at ubuntu:~$

Additional info: a fresh install of 8.04 LTS.

There may be a translation from the bugs cited below regarding update- 
manager, but I couldn't make the leap.

Any other suggestions?

thnx!
-J

On Aug 13, 2008, at 12:15 PM, NoOp wrote:

> On 08/13/2008 09:38 AM, Jeffrey Berger wrote:
>> Installed from the network cd in what I thought was the completely
>> standard way.
>>
>> When I try to use Network Manager to set up my wireless card, I run
>> into immediate problems getting going.
>>
>> Clicking "Unlock" on the Network Settings window produces the
>> authentication screen. However, a few seconds later, an error box
>> appears with the message "Could not authenticate. An unexpected error
>> has occurred." The error box occurs whether or not I type anything at
>> all into the password field.
>>
>> There's no other OS installed on the Inspiron 7500 I'm using.
>>
>
> There are several bugs relating to this issue:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xubuntu-meta/+bug/194496
> [ [users-admin] Unlock -> "Could not authenticate. An unexpected error
> has occurred."]
>
> I recommend that you ensure that your /etc/hosts file is set up for:
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost <machinename>
> 127.0.1.1 <machinename>
>
> To edit the hosts file (use this command in the terminal -
> Applications|Accessories|Terminal):
>
> gksu gedit /etc/hosts
>
> Other related bugs:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/187982
> [ update-manager fails to bring up the password prompt for root  
> privileges]
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/91151
> [ gksu doesn't always pop up a dialog]
>
> An alternate possible workaround:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gksu/+bug/187982/comments/19
>
> Before you edit your hosts file, please post your /etc/hosts file;
> Applications|Accessories|Terminal:
>
> cat /etc/hosts
>
> Note: I also recommend that you put the terminal on your panel so that
> you don't need to Applications|Accessories|Terminal each time. Just
> right-click it and select add to panel. You will be using terminal a
> lot, so go ahead and add it so that in the future you just need to  
> click
> the icon.
>
>
>
>
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