Probably, you have made a mistake in the configuration.nix. Here is my config which enables wicd, please re-check your layout.
https://github.com/grwlf/nixpkgs/blob/local/machines/samsung-np900x3c.nix And here is another config, this time containing NetworkManager https://github.com/grwlf/nixpkgs/blob/local/machines/samsung-np900x3c-v2.nix Hope, they help. Regards, Sergey 2014-04-01 5:39 GMT+04:00 Raahul Kumar <raahul.ku...@gmail.com>: > I have Sergey, unfortunatley nixos is saying it doesn't recognize those > options. > > error: user-thrown exception: The option `wicd' defined in > `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix' does not exist. > (use `--show-trace' to show detailed location information) > building the system configuration... > error: The option `wicd' defined in `/etc/nixos/configuration.nix' does not > exist. > > Looks like all the options have changed. So how do I setup using > NetworkMangager? > > > On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Sergey Mironov <grr...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi. Have you checked this wiki? >> >> https://nixos.org/wiki/WICD >> >> By the way, NetworkManager or KDE's equivalent may be a better choice >> for managing wireless networks. Wicd worked for me too, but it looks >> abandoned by it's developers. >> >> Regards, >> Sergey >> >> >> 2014-03-31 10:10 GMT+04:00 Raahul Kumar <raahul.ku...@gmail.com>: >> > Hi guys, >> > >> > i've recently switched to a wireless configuration. Where can I download >> > the >> > WICD and other wireless packages? I'm on 64bit nixos. And after >> > downloading, >> > how do I install them? I do have a windows laptop to download packages >> > with. >> > >> > Aloha, >> > RK. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > nix-dev mailing list >> > nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl >> > http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev >> > > > _______________________________________________ nix-dev mailing list nix-dev@lists.science.uu.nl http://lists.science.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/nix-dev