Chris Jones
2013-01-05 21:29:32 UTC
I just borked a clean recent vanilla kubuntu (quantal?) system like s=
o:
| % add-apt-repository ppa:efl/trunk
| % apt-get update
| % apt-get upgrade
| % apt-get install e17
I logged out of my KDE/Plasma session, selected enlightenment from th=
e
lightdm menu, logged back in, and ran the e17 wizard making no change=
s
to the defaults.
That's where I noticed that I was missing my laptop's Wifi led.
I wasn't expecting a notification, so I thought that this was just
a matter of manually configuring the ConnMan (?) applet. So, I clicke=
d
on the icon in the Shelf, checked 'Wifi On', clicked 'Configure'...
This caused a popup to be displayed with an ominous-looking exclamati=
on
mark in a triangle, and the following error message:
| This module wants to execute an external application eConnMan that=
=20
| does not exist. Please install EConnMan application."
So, if the message really means what it says, it looks like whatever
package should have installed EConnMan ('ConnMan' prefixed with an 'E=
')
is missing.. 'optional', perhaps.. not pulled when I installed e17..?=
=20
The KDE wifi stuff (network manager, I believe) having been removed b=
y
the e17 install and since I only have wifi internet at this point, I =
am
stuck. I cannot just reinstall network manager and start over.
Any suggestions how I could work around this..?
If I understand the problem correctly (?), I was thinking I might get
away with manually downloading the missing .deb(s) from the repos at
launchpad.net/efl and (re)installing via =E2=80=98dpkg -i=E2=80=99.
Keeping in mind I am not too worried about the long-term integrity of
the apt environment on this particular system, is there any chance th=
at
this might work without wasting too much time over it..?
The question is what package(s).. Just the one that has EConnMan.. ot=
her
packages on top of that.. all the e17 packages for my ubuntu release.=
.?
Incidentally, in the event I eventually manage to get this to work un=
der
e17, how am I supposed to switch between Plasma/KDE (or any other
desktop/wm) and e17 thereafter..? Not by installing, removing,
reinstalling.. network manager and ConnMan every time I log in and ou=
t,
surely..? Once my wifi connection is up again, should I just forget
about the applets and set up wicd..?
While I'm at it, here are a couple of other problems I've run into:
1. The 'applications' menu is empty - hence I cannot even as much as
launch an xterm (worked around that by creating a Favorites menu w=
ith
Uxterm + a couple of other things)..=20
=20
2. The 'navigate' menu appears to be populated by entries with the na=
mes
of a bunch of well-known screensavers.. antmaze, antinspect, etc.
Hum.. Maybe I did screw up when running the wizard after all ;-)
3. I can no longer Ctrl+Alt+Fx to fall back to a linux console.. All
I=C2=A0get is a black screen. I=C2=A0have to log out and use ligh=
tdm's 'log to
console' option. This doesn't happen with plasma/KDE. I'm running
a framebuffer console and the nvidia proprietary blob-=E2=80=94rat=
her than
nouveau.
4. KDE applications such as Konsole, calibre, etc. appear to crash at
startup. I didn't bother writing down any of the numerous cryptic
messages & investigating at this point..
Likely most of these other symptoms are unrelated to the wifi issue, =
but
then again they might provide a clue..
But apart from the system being unusable at this point, everything el=
se
looks good to me..!!
A quick note about where I'm coming from. I have been keeping an eye =
on
e16/e17 for close to 12 years, and recently contemplating a switch fr=
om
my ageing Window Maker to enlightenment but I'd rather have a 'real
system' running off of my HD (eventually stock debian rather than one=
of
the ubuntu's, mint's, bhodi's..). I am not interested in running Eliv=
e
either at this point. No rush in any case and this approach should ma=
ke
it easier to make up my mind when the time comes..
Sorry for the long-winded post and tia for any suggestions.
Thanks,
CJ
o:
| % add-apt-repository ppa:efl/trunk
| % apt-get update
| % apt-get upgrade
| % apt-get install e17
I logged out of my KDE/Plasma session, selected enlightenment from th=
e
lightdm menu, logged back in, and ran the e17 wizard making no change=
s
to the defaults.
That's where I noticed that I was missing my laptop's Wifi led.
I wasn't expecting a notification, so I thought that this was just
a matter of manually configuring the ConnMan (?) applet. So, I clicke=
d
on the icon in the Shelf, checked 'Wifi On', clicked 'Configure'...
This caused a popup to be displayed with an ominous-looking exclamati=
on
mark in a triangle, and the following error message:
| This module wants to execute an external application eConnMan that=
=20
| does not exist. Please install EConnMan application."
So, if the message really means what it says, it looks like whatever
package should have installed EConnMan ('ConnMan' prefixed with an 'E=
')
is missing.. 'optional', perhaps.. not pulled when I installed e17..?=
=20
The KDE wifi stuff (network manager, I believe) having been removed b=
y
the e17 install and since I only have wifi internet at this point, I =
am
stuck. I cannot just reinstall network manager and start over.
Any suggestions how I could work around this..?
If I understand the problem correctly (?), I was thinking I might get
away with manually downloading the missing .deb(s) from the repos at
launchpad.net/efl and (re)installing via =E2=80=98dpkg -i=E2=80=99.
Keeping in mind I am not too worried about the long-term integrity of
the apt environment on this particular system, is there any chance th=
at
this might work without wasting too much time over it..?
The question is what package(s).. Just the one that has EConnMan.. ot=
her
packages on top of that.. all the e17 packages for my ubuntu release.=
.?
Incidentally, in the event I eventually manage to get this to work un=
der
e17, how am I supposed to switch between Plasma/KDE (or any other
desktop/wm) and e17 thereafter..? Not by installing, removing,
reinstalling.. network manager and ConnMan every time I log in and ou=
t,
surely..? Once my wifi connection is up again, should I just forget
about the applets and set up wicd..?
While I'm at it, here are a couple of other problems I've run into:
1. The 'applications' menu is empty - hence I cannot even as much as
launch an xterm (worked around that by creating a Favorites menu w=
ith
Uxterm + a couple of other things)..=20
=20
2. The 'navigate' menu appears to be populated by entries with the na=
mes
of a bunch of well-known screensavers.. antmaze, antinspect, etc.
Hum.. Maybe I did screw up when running the wizard after all ;-)
3. I can no longer Ctrl+Alt+Fx to fall back to a linux console.. All
I=C2=A0get is a black screen. I=C2=A0have to log out and use ligh=
tdm's 'log to
console' option. This doesn't happen with plasma/KDE. I'm running
a framebuffer console and the nvidia proprietary blob-=E2=80=94rat=
her than
nouveau.
4. KDE applications such as Konsole, calibre, etc. appear to crash at
startup. I didn't bother writing down any of the numerous cryptic
messages & investigating at this point..
Likely most of these other symptoms are unrelated to the wifi issue, =
but
then again they might provide a clue..
But apart from the system being unusable at this point, everything el=
se
looks good to me..!!
A quick note about where I'm coming from. I have been keeping an eye =
on
e16/e17 for close to 12 years, and recently contemplating a switch fr=
om
my ageing Window Maker to enlightenment but I'd rather have a 'real
system' running off of my HD (eventually stock debian rather than one=
of
the ubuntu's, mint's, bhodi's..). I am not interested in running Eliv=
e
either at this point. No rush in any case and this approach should ma=
ke
it easier to make up my mind when the time comes..
Sorry for the long-winded post and tia for any suggestions.
Thanks,
CJ