Insurmountable Problem

[Andrew Farris]

On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 18:05 -0600, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> Andrew Farris wrote:
> > On Mon, 2009-08-31 at 16:38 -0600, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> >> On my 8.04 I got it working except wiced which I added a year ago when 
> >> it came up. This completely removed network-manager so when I got the x 
> >> windows working I still had no Internet. This was disapointing but it 
> >> was how it was.
> >>
> >>     I worked with wiced but got no results. It was broken I think and no 
> >> reason found.
> >>
> >>     Then I decided to remount network-manager because it works fine with my 
> >> wired Internet. But then re-discovered I can't do that! I have no Internet.
> >>
> >>     I may have the LiveCD for 8.04 and will look for it. Does anyone know 
> >> how to get network-manager from the CD to the hard drive?
> >>
> >> 73 Karl
> > 
> > I think...
> > 
> >      1. Insert Ubuntu CD (of correct version)
> >      2. sudo apt-cdrom add
> >      3. sudo aptitude reinstall network-manager
> > 
> > should work?
> > 
> > If it doesn't, go uncheck all your software sources (except for the CD)
> > in "System > Administration > Software Sources", then do a "sudo apt-get
> > update" then the above.
> > 
> > hope that helps
> > 
>     Sorry neither method works. I do have a good LiveCD of Hardy. The 
> second method was odd because it got nothing. I did try
> 
> sudo aptitude install network-manager on my hard drive Hardy but it failed.

What was the error message when it failed? I just got a lot of practice
resolving weird issues w/ broken software over the weekend, because I
accidentally overwrote python with a (failed) build of a newer python I
did myself. Broke nearly Everything graphical on my system, and took me
a whole day to set right. 

On the plus side, I finally figured out how to use vi :)


-- 
Andrew
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