[Solved] DBUS + WICD Issue

noahc · 2012-07-07 01:23:15

Hello,

I'm trying to get wicd to work on my laptop.

I am currently using dbus version 1.6.2-1 and wicd 1.7.2.4-3.

When I try to run wicd-curses I get the following:

Can't connect to the daemon, trying to start it automatically...
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1043, in <module>
    setup_dbus()
  File "/usr/share/wicd/curses/wicd-curses.py", line 1031, in setup_dbus
    dbus_ifaces = dbusmanager.get_dbus_ifaces()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/wicd/dbusmanager.py", line 36, in get_dbus_ifaces
    return DBUS_MANAGER.get_dbus_ifaces()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/wicd/dbusmanager.py", line 62, in get_dbus_ifaces
    if not self._dbus_ifaces: connect_to_dbus()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/wicd/dbusmanager.py", line 48, in connect_to_dbus
    return DBUS_MANAGER.connect_to_dbus()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/wicd/dbusmanager.py", line 79, in connect_to_dbus
    proxy_obj = self._bus.get_object("org.wicd.daemon", '/org/wicd/daemon')
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 244, in get_object
    follow_name_owner_changes=follow_name_owner_changes)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/proxies.py", line 246, in __init__
    self._named_service = conn.activate_name_owner(bus_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 183, in activate_name_owner
    self.start_service_by_name(bus_name)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/bus.py", line 281, in start_service_by_name
    'su', (bus_name, flags)))
  File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/dbus/connection.py", line 630, in call_blocking
    message, timeout)
dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ChildExited: Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1

My rc.conf has the following:

DAEMONS=(syslog-ng dbus !network wicd ...)

Any ideas and where I might start trying to solve this?

Last edited by noahc (2012-07-07 15:56:00)

cfr · 2012-07-07 01:40:47

Can you connect manually?

noahc · 2012-07-07 02:09:15

I can connect via eth0, however, I am not getting DNS via the wlan0 interface.

I can ping 74.125.225.135 (google.com) via wlan0 if I resolve the DNS on another machine manually.

JackH79 · 2012-07-07 09:11:52

Can you start the wicd daemon manually by using

rc.d start wicd

and if not, what's the output?

Also, have you read this?

noahc · 2012-07-07 15:24:10

rc.d start wicd works just fine.

I had read that, but I just reread it and it sounds like it won't work without an .xinitrc. I don't have xorg installed on this machine. Do I need to install it for wicd to work?

noahc · 2012-07-07 15:55:39

Install xorg fixes the issue.

cirnOS · 2012-07-08 01:34:08

noahc wrote:

Install xorg fixes the issue.

I have the same issue as OP. The xorg package you say? I have xorg-server, xorg-xinit, and xorg-server-utils.

Edit: Using DWM and trying to use Wicd for wireless.

Last edited by cirnOS (2012-07-08 01:41:55)

noahc · 2012-07-09 03:07:23

Yeah, I followed the beginners guide for setting up and install x found here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … #Testing_X

I wiped the system already and am starting over, or else I'd go test it again to make sure, but if I remember right I could run wicd without running x once I went through the steps above.

I removed all networking managers (network, network manager, wicd) from my rc.conf.
Then I would start dbus manually and then start wicd manually and then I would run wicd-curses.

I hope this is helpful.

cirnOS · 2012-07-10 01:15:38

noahc wrote:

Yeah, I followed the beginners guide for setting up and install x found here: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … #Testing_X
I wiped the system already and am starting over, or else I'd go test it again to make sure, but if I remember right I could run wicd without running x once I went through the steps above.
I removed all networking managers (network, network manager, wicd) from my rc.conf.
Then I would start dbus manually and then start wicd manually and then I would run wicd-curses.
I hope this is helpful.

I tried this and I still cannot get wicd-curses to run outside of X. I never got wicd to run either. I just recently re installed Arch.

edit: reinstalled arch and I can run wicd-curses before X. I've got some progress, I have no idea what went wrong though.

Last edited by cirnOS (2012-07-11 20:19:23)

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#1 2012-07-07 01:23:15

[Solved] DBUS + WICD Issue

#2 2012-07-07 01:40:47

Re: [Solved] DBUS + WICD Issue

#3 2012-07-07 02:09:15

Re: [Solved] DBUS + WICD Issue

#4 2012-07-07 09:11:52

Re: [Solved] DBUS + WICD Issue

#5 2012-07-07 15:24:10

Re: [Solved] DBUS + WICD Issue

#6 2012-07-07 15:55:39

Re: [Solved] DBUS + WICD Issue

#7 2012-07-08 01:34:08

Re: [Solved] DBUS + WICD Issue

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