[kubuntu] Re: Upgrade problems 7.10 > 8.04 LTS

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> On 08/19/2008 01:28 PM, Rick Knight wrote:
> > NoOp wrote:
> >> On 08/19/2008 11:03 AM, Rick Knight wrote:
> >>
> >>   
> >>> Just an update.
> >>>
> >>> My wireless does work, but only when I start it
> manually with this 
> >>> command...
> >>>
> >>> $ sudo wpa_supplicant -Bw -Dwext -i eth0 -c
> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
> >>> $sudo dhclient eth1
> >>>
> >>> Prior to the upgrade to 8.04, my wireless
> started automatically.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again,
> >>> Rick
> >>>
> >>>     
> >>
> >> I wonder if the /etc/network/interfaces file is
> getting messed up. Can
> >> you post:
> >>
> >> cat /etc/network/interfaces
> >>
> >>
> >>   
> > NoOp,
> > 
> > I removed Knemo and installed network-manager-kde
> and knetwork-manager. 
> > Now my networking is working at startup in
> Kdesktop and in terminal 
> > mode. Wireless still needs to be started manually
> with wpa_supplicant 
> > and dhclient. Any way to automate this in 8.04
> > 
> > BTW I installed 8.04 with KDE3, not KDE4.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Rick
> > 
> 
> Sorry, you'll have to wait for a 'K' guy to help any
> further - I'm a 'G'
> guy :-)
> 
snip
Well I'm a k-guy but no expert by any stretch of the
imagination.. So be forewarned. I have
network-manager-kde installed but not knetwork-manager
on my kde 4.1. If I recall correctly trying to set up
a connection on different managers may conflict so I'd
recommend only using one. And IIRC again, the manager
should have a listing for your wifi card if you have
the proper driver installed. How does your setup check
out with the above so far, if it doesn't it's
something to check out and fix. If none of the above
offers you a solution you might try kwifimanager as
your setup tool. I think all should allow setup of a
wireless system but for sure the kwifimanager does and
you should be able to set up you wpa-suplicant also. I
use the less secure WEP key for my wireless on another
machine  which I don't use but still works.  The card
is a linksys WPM54G using a RaLink rt61pci
driver(module) and was very difficult to set up. I had
to install the diver, after googling for the correct
one to install, with the card in place, then shutdown
and remover the card, restart without card, then
shutdown and install card again then restart all
according to directions I found on the card by
googling. Ridiculous wasn't it. In order to keep from
doing a sudo ifdown wlan0 and sudo ifup wlan0
everytime I booted up I had to add those commands to
/etc/rc.local to make the wireless active on boot up
as advised by the list.  Don't have your original post
available so don't know which card you have.  But you
may find a lot of useful info on how to install it in
Ubuntu by googling for you card ID or how to install
your card in ubuntu.  I'm sure you'll get lots of hits
with useful info. HTH and sorry I can't give you more
help but that's about all I remember in getting my
wifi card to work. If you get no other help from the
list googling is you frend and likely will provide an
answer as someone is likely to have the problem before
you. Good luch. You'll get it donel

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net