I don't use a network manager and SystemD makes it just work for me when I connect the cable. There are instructions for configuring a network on the Network wiki page. (Basically just ip link set *interface* up) On 5 October 2014 21:06, message <letter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Readers, > > Having read the web page 'android tethering', I write praying that a novice > user is _not_ expected to have root access to a mobile phone, openvpn, > android sdk etc. etc.! > > Currently using an old RPM distribution on another portable computer, > internet access via an android mobile phone and usb cable is achieved by > simple insertion of the usb cable into the computer! Mobile tethering is > activated on the phone and "voila!", a dialogue window appears confirming > internet access. Could someone please indicate: is this possible in arch > linux? > > Anyway, on the other old(er) computer running arch linux, wicd was > installed, but fails to recognise mobile phone internet access either via > usb connection (tether mode) or wireless hotspot activation. > > Below is the wicd error log. > > --------------------------- > wicd initializing... > --------------------------- > wicd is version 1.7.2.4 768 > did not find backend in configuration, setting default external > setting backend to external > trying to load backend external > successfully loaded backend external > trying to load backend external > successfully loaded backend external > Automatically detected wireless interface wl... > did not find wireless_interface in configuration, setting default wl... > setting wireless interface wl... > automatically detected wired interface eth0 > did not find wired_interface in configuration, setting default eth0 > setting wired interface eth0 > did not find wpa_driver in configuration, setting default wext > setting wpa driver wext > did not find always_show_wired_interface in configuration, setting default > False > did not find use_global_dns in configuration, setting default False > setting use global dns to False > did not find global_dns_1 in configuration, setting default None > did not find global_dns_2 in configuration, setting default None > did not find global_dns_3 in configuration, setting default None > did not find global_dns_dom in configuration, setting default None > did not find global_search_dom in configuration, setting default None > setting global dns > global dns servers are None None None > domain is None > search domain is None > did not find auto_reconnect in configuration, setting default True > setting automatically reconnect when connection drops True > did not find debug_mode in configuration, setting default False > did not find wired_connect_mode in configuration, setting default 1 > did not find signal_display_type in configuration, setting default 0 > did not find should_verify_ap in configuration, setting default 1 > did not find dhcp_client in configuration, setting default 0 > Setting dhcp client to 0 > did not find link_detect_tool in configuration, setting default 0 > did not find flush_tool in configuration, setting default 0 > did not find sudo_app in configuration, setting default 0 > did not find prefer_wired in configuration, setting default False > did not find show_never_connect in configuration, setting default True > Wireless configuration file not found, creating... > Wired configuration file not found, creating a default... > Creating wired profile for wired-default > dhclient.conf.template not found, copying... > chmoding configuration files 0600... > chowning configuration files root:root... > Using wireless interface...wl... > Using wired interface...eth0 > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Creating ad-hoc network > Stopping dhcp client and wpa_supplicant > Putting wireless interface down > Setting mode, channel, and essid > Putting interface up > Setting IP address > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Daemon going down, killing wicd-monitor... > Removing PID file... > Shutting down... > Exception KeyError: KeyError(-1221368064,) in <module 'threading' from > '/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.pyo'> ignored > --------------------------- > wicd initializing... > --------------------------- > wicd is version 1.7.2.4 768 > setting backend to external > trying to load backend external > successfully loaded backend external > trying to load backend external > successfully loaded backend external > Automatically detected wireless interface wl... > setting wireless interface wl... > automatically detected wired interface eth1 > setting wired interface eth0 > setting wpa driver wext > setting use global dns to False > setting global dns > global dns servers are None None None > domain is None > search domain is None > setting automatically reconnect when connection drops True > Setting dhcp client to 0 > Wireless configuration file found... > Wired configuration file found... > chmoding configuration files 0600... > chowning configuration files root:root... > Using wireless interface...wl... > Using wired interface...eth0 > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > Autoconnecting... > No wired connection present, attempting to autoconnect to wireless network > Unable to autoconnect, you'll have to manually connect > rfkill: blocking wifi > rfkill: blocking wlan > rfkill: blocking wimax > rfkill: blocking wwan > rfkill: unblocking wifi > rfkill: unblocking wlan > rfkill: unblocking wimax > rfkill: unblocking wwan > Setting hidden essidwifinetworkname > Setting hidden essidwifinetworkname > Setting hidden essidwifinetworkname > Daemon going down, killing wicd-monitor... > Removing PID file... > Shutting down... > Exception KeyError: KeyError(-1220552960,) in <module 'threading' from > '/usr/lib/python2.7/threading.pyo'> ignored > > The 'man' page for wicd states that a man page exists for > '/etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf'. What is the command to access this page > please? > > conf file shown below > > GNU nano 2.2.6 File: /etc/wicd/manager-settings.conf > > [Settings] > backend = external > wireless_interface = wl... > wired_interface = eth0 > wpa_driver = wext > always_show_wired_interface = False > use_global_dns = False > global_dns_1 = None > global_dns_2 = None > global_dns_3 = None > global_dns_dom = None > global_search_dom = None > auto_reconnect = True > debug_mode = 0 > wired_connect_mode = 2 > signal_display_type = 1 > should_verify_ap = 1 > dhcp_client = 0 > link_detect_tool = 0 > flush_tool = 0 > sudo_app = 0 > prefer_wired = False > show_never_connect = False > > The wireless configuration file '/etc/wicd/wireless-settings.conf' exists, > but is empty. > > Could some one please suggest recommended web pages to start configuration > of appropriate files to achieve mobile phone internet access?
