Hi Michael, thanks for the prompt response and the politest form of RTFM I've ever received! You're absolutely right: in fact, I'd had to remove the auto option from /etc/network/interfaces to make NetworkManager play nicely when I first installed it.
In return, can I also suggest something? In my experience with Debian, most times a package makes a change in how a configuration works that might "break" an existing setup, the apt installation provides some sort of informative warning as it installs. The only example I can think of at the moment is minor (i.e. same version) kernel image upgrades, where the installation script warns that you have to reboot or weird things might happen with modules. cheers, and thanks again, Jonathan On Wed, 2006-05-17 at 23:48 -0700, Debian Bug Tracking System wrote: > This is an automatic notification regarding your Bug report > #367772: network-manager no longer detects wireless card, > which was filed against the network-manager package. > > It has been closed by Michael Biebl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. > > Their explanation is attached below. If this explanation is > unsatisfactory and you have not received a better one in a separate > message then please contact Michael Biebl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> by replying > to this email. > > Debian bug tracking system administrator > (administrator, Debian Bugs database) > > email message attachment > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > From: Michael Biebl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: Jonathan Lucas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Bug#367772: network-manager no longer detects wireless > > card > > Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 08:44:59 +0200 > > > > Jonathan Lucas wrote: > > > Package: network-manager > > > Version: 0.6.2-3 > > > Severity: important > > > > > > Since upgrading to 0.6.2-3, my ipw2200 based wireless adaptor is no > > > longer detected > > > by NetworkManager. (In fact, 0.6.2-2 didn't recognise the b44 ethernet > > > adaptor either) > > > > > > Manually "ifupping" the adaptor works just fine, however. > > > > > > > If you can ifup the interface, it means that it is configured in > > /etc/network/interfaces. The way which devices are handled has changed > > with 0.6.2-2 and is explained in detail in NEWS.Debian (might I suggest > > installing apt-listchanges) and README.Debian. > > The short answer, simply remove the devices you want to have managed by > > NM from /etc/network/interfaces. > > > > Regards, > > Michael > > > > P.S: If the given instructions don't help, reopen the bug, providing the > > log file (run NetworkManger --no-daemon) and /etc/network/interfaces. > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
