Insurmountable Problem Solved

[Karl F. Larsen]

Noah Duffy wrote:
> Well, at least you're back up an running with Internet!
> 
> Noah Duffy
> noah.duffy at me.com
> 
> 
> On Aug 31, 2009, at 8:42 PM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> 
>> Andrew Farris wrote:
>>> 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 :)
>>>
>>>
>> 	Well I had to use my fix. I reloaded Hardy and it is now getting a  
>> lot
>> of updates. But network-manager is working fine. In fact this is typed
>> on Hardy.
>>
>> 73 Karl
>>
>>
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>>
>> 	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
>> 	Linux User
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> 
> 
	Yes and the updates took just 30 minutes to d/l. So I wasted several 
hours trying to get the right thing from my LiveCD, and solved it all 
with just reloading. It sure works fast!

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	Karl F. Larsen, AKA K5DI
	Linux User
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