wicd/systemd no networks found

John0000 · 2012-10-18 18:09:18

Hello,
Wicd doesn't work with my new arch install (from latest iso) : I enabled the service with 'sudo systemctl enable wicd.service' and it went ok (systemctl shows the service is loaded without errors)

After reboot the wicd icon is there but it can't find any networks (wired/wireless, wether I plug a ethernet cable in or not) , even when I hit the refresh button.

My wireless card is detected correclty. The command

sudo iwlist scan

finds exactly what it is supposed to find (2 wireless networks at my home), so I guess my wireless card works fine.

Here is the wicd log

2012/10/18 19:23:50 :: ---------------------------
2012/10/18 19:23:50 :: wicd initializing...
2012/10/18 19:23:50 :: ---------------------------
2012/10/18 19:23:50 :: wicd is version 1.7.2.4 768
2012/10/18 19:23:50 :: setting backend to external
2012/10/18 19:23:50 :: trying to load backend external
2012/10/18 19:23:50 :: successfully loaded backend external
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: trying to load backend external
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: successfully loaded backend external
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: Couldn't detect a wireless interface.
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: setting wireless interface None
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: automatically detected wired interface wlan0
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: setting wired interface wlan0
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: setting wpa driver wext
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: setting use global dns to False
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: setting global dns
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: global dns servers are None None None
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: domain is None
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: search domain is None
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: setting automatically reconnect when connection drops True
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: Setting dhcp client to 0
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: Wireless configuration file found...
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: Wired configuration file found...
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: chmoding configuration files 0600...
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: chowning configuration files root:root...
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: Using wireless interface...
2012/10/18 19:23:51 :: Using wired interface...wlan0
2012/10/18 19:23:56 :: Autoconnecting...
2012/10/18 19:23:59 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2012/10/18 19:23:59 :: Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect
2012/10/18 19:24:01 :: Autoconnecting...
2012/10/18 19:24:01 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2012/10/18 19:24:01 :: Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect
2012/10/18 19:24:06 :: Autoconnecting...
2012/10/18 19:24:06 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2012/10/18 19:24:06 :: Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect
2012/10/18 19:24:11 :: Autoconnecting...
2012/10/18 19:24:11 :: No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network
2012/10/18 19:24:11 :: Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect

Just by reading this it seems the wireless interface is not up in time or that wicd is loading at the wrong time. Is there some kind of order to set with systemd's services? I have 4 other services that I enabled manually (including a custom script) and they all work fine.

The journalctl log has just two lines about wicd (starting and started) no errors here.

Anyway, thanks for any help

WonderWoofy · 2012-10-18 18:45:50

It also indicates that it is using wlan0 was the wired interface. Is this correct? What does the kernel identify your devices as?

John0000 · 2012-10-18 19:05:11

No, this is not correct, maybe it's a bug? I have both one wired (unconnected) card as eth0 and one wireless card as wlan0. I don't understand why it takes wlan0 as wired instead of eth0..

lspci | grep -i net
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82566MC Gigabit Network Connection (rev 03)
03:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61)

WonderWoofy · 2012-10-18 19:15:50

Me either. I really have no idea about wicd, or how to fix it. I have it on my system as a "just in case" type thing. But it has always just worked for me whenever I have had to use it. Just glancing over your logs there, I noticed that inconsistency, so I figured I would mention it.

ackt1c · 2012-10-19 06:12:26

systemctl enable dhcpcd@(ethX)(wlanX).service

Just a thought.

sco# · 2012-10-19 19:00:49

Just go to preferences and set proper interfaces for wired and wireless connections. By default, wicd is using wlan0 for wired connections.

ise · 2012-10-19 20:36:53

It has nothing to do with wicd and systemd. I have both running here successfully without any problems. Change the preferences like sco# stated above.

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#1 2012-10-18 18:09:18

wicd/systemd no networks found

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Re: wicd/systemd no networks found

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