Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-12 Thread Charlie
On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 23:05:10 +1200 Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz suggested this: apt-get update THEN apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree I didn't copy the output because it was the same again. That being that: firmware-linux-nonfree wasn't in the package list. So, because you

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-10 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sun, Jun 10, 2012 at 03:08:09PM +1000, Charlie wrote: On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:14:15 +1200 Chris Bannister Looks like a problem with your mirror. Just to be sure, can you do: apt-get update apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree Here tis: apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree Not

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-09 Thread Chris Bannister
On Thu, Jun 07, 2012 at 08:03:11AM +1000, Charlie wrote: On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 19:45:13 +0100 Keith McKenzie km3...@gmail.com suggested this: If you haven't tried 'firmware-non-free', it may be in there, mine was. It's a wheezy [testing] system and aptitude search firmware doesn't off me

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-09 Thread Charlie
On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 18:28:52 +1200 Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz suggested this: It's a wheezy [testing] system and aptitude search firmware doesn't off me that package? Is the non-free entry in /etc/apt/sources.list ? I do i.e: tal% less /etc/apt/sources.list deb

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-09 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 05:54:53PM +1000, Charlie wrote: On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 18:28:52 +1200 Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz suggested this: It's a wheezy [testing] system and aptitude search firmware doesn't off me that package? Is the non-free entry in

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-09 Thread Charlie
On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 22:00:31 +1200 Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz suggested this: On Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 05:54:53PM +1000, Charlie wrote: On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 18:28:52 +1200 Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz suggested this: It's a wheezy [testing] system and aptitude

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-09 Thread Chris Bannister
On Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 09:31:47PM +1000, Charlie wrote: On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 18:28:52 +1200 Chris Bannister What is output of: apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree? Booted the lappy and my /etc/apt/sources.list contains: deb http://ftp.au.debian.org/debian/ testing main non-free

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-09 Thread Charlie
On Sun, 10 Jun 2012 14:14:15 +1200 Chris Bannister cbannis...@slingshot.co.nz suggested this: On Sat, Jun 09, 2012 at 09:31:47PM +1000, Charlie wrote: On Sat, 9 Jun 2012 18:28:52 +1200 Chris Bannister What is output of: apt-cache policy firmware-linux-nonfree? Booted the lappy and my

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-06 Thread Keith McKenzie
[QUOTE]Toshiba laptop with an Intel wireless adapter that I'm unable to get to work[/QUOTE] Is it dead or, maybe, it just needs some firmware to be installed. On 05/06/2012, Charlie aries...@skymesh.com.au wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:41:57 + (UTC) Camaleón noela...@gmail.com suggested

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-06 Thread Charlie
On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:10:30 +0100 Keith McKenzie km3...@gmail.com suggested this: [QUOTE]Toshiba laptop with an Intel wireless adapter that I'm unable to get to work[/QUOTE] Is it dead or, maybe, it just needs some firmware to be installed. I have installed all the firmware and other packages

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-06 Thread Camaleón
On Wed, 06 Jun 2012 08:59:53 +1000, Charlie wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:41:57 + (UTC) Camaleón noela...@gmail.com suggested this: 1/ Despite the warning on the PID, is the wireless connection still available and working? Yes, it appears to pick it up on the second try as shown in the

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-06 Thread Keith McKenzie
[QUOTE]I have installed all the firmware and other packages that might work I think. If you have an idea about what I might have left out please don't hesitate to say. Thank you, Charlie --[/QUOTE] If you haven't tried 'firmware-non-free', it may be in there, mine was. -- Sent from FOSS (Free

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-06 Thread Charlie
On Wed, 6 Jun 2012 19:45:13 +0100 Keith McKenzie km3...@gmail.com suggested this: If you haven't tried 'firmware-non-free', it may be in there, mine was. It's a wheezy [testing] system and aptitude search firmware doesn't off me that package? Be well, Charlie -- ** ** ** ** ** ** **

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-05 Thread Camaleón
: /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid: No such file or directory (...) Are you running Squeeze? If yes, it could be this bug: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=638789 (see message #10) Apologies for not mentioning it - I should have mentioned. I'm using Wheezy. [hangs head in shame

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-05 Thread Charlie
On Tue, 5 Jun 2012 15:41:57 + (UTC) Camaleón noela...@gmail.com suggested this: Okay, let's back to the warning message and the behaviour you get. Some questions: 1/ Despite the warning on the PID, is the wireless connection still available and working? Yes, it appears to pick it up on

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-04 Thread Camaleón
On Mon, 04 Jun 2012 10:46:19 +1000, ariestao wrote: I get this message: Sometimes the connection fails and sometimes it continues on as here: bound to xxx.xxx.x.xxx -- renewal in 34212 seconds. cat: /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid: No such file or directory (...) Are you running

Re: wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-04 Thread Charlie
On Mon, 4 Jun 2012 15:25:18 + (UTC) Camaleón noela...@gmail.com suggested this: I get this message: Sometimes the connection fails and sometimes it continues on as here: bound to xxx.xxx.x.xxx -- renewal in 34212 seconds. cat: /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid: No such file

wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid

2012-06-03 Thread ariestao
I get this message: Sometimes the connection fails and sometimes it continues on as here: bound to xxx.xxx.x.xxx -- renewal in 34212 seconds. cat: /var/run/wpa_supplicant.wlan1.pid: No such file or directory Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client 4.2.2 Copyright 2004-2011 Internet Systems