Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of GENIRacksHome/OpenGENIRacks/RaspberryPIs

Timestamp:

10/14/15 15:31:44 (9 years ago)

Author:

rrhain@bbn.com

Comment:

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GENIRacksHome/OpenGENIRacks/RaspberryPIs

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 [And then to configure the wifi adapter - use the WICD GUI - https://wiki.debian.org/WiFi/HowToUse#Wicd]
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+Wicd[[BR]]
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+You must remove network-manager to get wicd to work. Check to see if network-manager is installed and see if, after you installed the driver, your wireless is already working in the notification area of your desktop manager. You may already be good to go.
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+wicd (Wireless Interface Connection Daemon) is a lightweight alternative to NetworkManager. It is environment-independent, making it suitable for all desktop environments, including GNOME, Xfce, LXDE, and Fluxbox. Like NetworkManager, wicd is configured via a graphical interface. Your wireless interface should not be referenced within Debian's /etc/network/interfaces file.
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+1. Update the list of available packages and install the wicd package:
+{{{
+    $ su
+    # aptitude update
+    # aptitude install wicd
+}}}
+
+
+1. Amend /etc/network/interfaces to contain only the following:
+{{{
+
+    # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
+    # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
+
+    # The loopback network interface
+    auto lo
+    iface lo inet loopback
+}}}
+Note: as of wheezy it is fine to have your wireless interface in /etc/network/interfaces, but not required. You can set the wireless interface (e.g. wlan0) in the wicd client's preferences.
+
+1. If not already performed, add your regular user account to the netdev group and reload DBus:
+{{{
+    # adduser yourusername netdev
+    # /etc/init.d/dbus reload
+}}}
+
+1. Start the wicd daemon:
+{{{
+    # /etc/init.d/wicd start
+}}}
+
+1. Start the wicd GUI with your regular user account: Original instruction had a -n.  We needed to run it without -n
+{{{
+    # exit
+    $ wicd-client
+}}}