[gentoo-user] wicd and net-tools

2011-11-25 Thread Allan Gottlieb
In the last day or two wicd broke badly due to a net-tools upgrade. The recommended workarounds are to specify USE=old-output for net-tools or to downgrade net-tools one version (I am ~amd64). Neither of these have helped me. Wicd cannot start either the wired or wireless interface. When I type

Re: [gentoo-user] wicd and net-tools

2011-11-25 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > In the last day or two wicd broke badly due to a net-tools upgrade. > > The recommended workarounds are to specify USE=old-output > for net-tools or to downgrade net-tools one version (I am ~amd64). > > Neither of these have helped me.  Wicd

Re: [gentoo-user] wicd and net-tools

2011-11-25 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Fri, Nov 25 2011, Mark Knecht wrote: > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 2:58 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> In the last day or two wicd broke badly due to a net-tools upgrade. >> >> The recommended workarounds are to specify USE=old-output >> for net-tools or to downgrade net-tools one version (I am ~amd

Re: [gentoo-user] wicd and net-tools

2011-11-26 Thread Paul Hartman
On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > In the last day or two wicd broke badly due to a net-tools upgrade. > > The recommended workarounds are to specify USE=old-output > for net-tools or to downgrade net-tools one version (I am ~amd64). > > Neither of these have helped me.  Wicd

Re: [gentoo-user] wicd and net-tools

2011-11-27 Thread Dan Johansson
On Sunday 27 November 2011 02.02:54 Paul Hartman wrote: > On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: > > In the last day or two wicd broke badly due to a net-tools upgrade. > > > > The recommended workarounds are to specify USE=old-output > > for net-tools or to downgrade net-tools o

Re: [gentoo-user] wicd and net-tools

2011-11-27 Thread Allan Gottlieb
On Sun, Nov 27 2011, Dan Johansson wrote: > On Sunday 27 November 2011 02.02:54 Paul Hartman wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 25, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Allan Gottlieb wrote: >> > In the last day or two wicd broke badly due to a net-tools upgrade. >> > >> > The recommended workarounds are to specify USE=old-outp

Re: [gentoo-user] wicd and net-tools

2011-11-27 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:27:59 +0100, Dan Johansson wrote: > I had the same issue after upgrading net-tools, wicd stoped working. > While googling for a solution I found a workaround: Use the "ioctl" > backend instead of the "external" backend. > For me this workaround works. > That explains why I

Re: [gentoo-user] wicd and net-tools

2011-11-27 Thread Pandu Poluan
On Nov 28, 2011 6:18 AM, "Neil Bothwick" wrote: > > On Sun, 27 Nov 2011 13:27:59 +0100, Dan Johansson wrote: > > > I had the same issue after upgrading net-tools, wicd stoped working. > > While googling for a solution I found a workaround: Use the "ioctl" > > backend instead of the "external" back