[RELEASE] Wireless Manager (Wicd based) Addon for Linux

Hi, this is a superb addon, I have used it with a couple of confluence based themes, I have recently tried using an AEON theme (Aeon MQ 3) and it appears on the screen but some of the text is missing, I can only assume this is a problem with how some themes show the information, do you have a version that will show up in AEON? or would you be able to tell me what to do and I can get it done, I am new to xbmc and would appreciate any help at all.

Thanks in advance

Quote:Hi, this is a superb addon, I have used it with a couple of confluence based themes, I have recently tried using an AEON theme (Aeon MQ 3) and it appears on the screen but some of the text is missing, I can only assume this is a problem with how some themes show the information,

Glad you liked it.
I remember I found some issues with other skins that I never fixed. I think the problem was that I use items in my GUI from confluence that is not availble when another skin is active. Or something like that.
I think they way to fix it would be to identify all items the GUI uses and copy them to the add-on folder. Perhaps the paths have to be changed, dont remember how it looks. Perhaps it is possible to create an alternative add-on skin to match Aeon instead, I have not looked into that.

Quote:do you have a version that will show up in AEON?

Not yet and I am not sure how I will proceed. I have been asking for help with the GUI development since I do not like that part much.
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=119592

I guess people that have the skills to do it is not that into add-on likes this since they know how config wifi in command line. (which is not hard at all actually)

I also do not get a lot of comments or request as you see. Again I guess the typical user is not a programmer or active in the forum

Quote:or would you be able to tell me what to do and I can get it done

If you by this mean you would be interested in fixing it yourself and you have the skills then I can get you started with add-on development.

Unfortunately I am a bit of a novice with software coding, but I do have access to a couple of clever freelancers and I could ask them to have a look at it, they should be able to come up with something and I could let you have their results, the systems I am using are used in Motorhomes and Caravans etc: so an easy to use interface like yours is a must as the end users generally won't have much experience with xbmc at all, if you want I can arrange for the freelancers to collaborate with you to develop the addon, and I will pay their fee as a bit of a thank you for such a useful tool?

Quote:I can arrange for the freelancers to collaborate with you to develop the addon

They/ you are welcome to submit updates and we can discuss the work in the dev thread I create earlier http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=101336
(no takers so far)

From the top of my head the todo list is:
1) Clean up the skin (as you pointed out)
2) A "details" screen is needed where you can see/set settings for the network.
3) Posssible to add hidden network by SSID
4) Pop-up asking for settings when connecting to network (auto connect yes/no)
5) The error handling needs to be cleaned up in the wicd wrapper. Only print when in debug mode and return status to caller instead only printing.


EDIT: Possibility to handle static ip and dns would be nice as well. And to manage wired network profiles, but that is perhaps out if scope.

Has anyone got the eden version working on AppleTV running linux? I'm having trouble installing wicd-curses.

how do i install this python script in xbmc??

dlinao23 Wrote:Has anyone got the eden version working on AppleTV running linux? I'm having trouble installing wicd-curses.

try this:
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/moinmoin/Wicd%20on%20Ubuntu

wicd-curses is included in wicd.


EDIT: got it installed.. does it suppose to work in dharma (v10)? it doesn't on my apple tv with ubuntu hardy...

zeroinf Wrote:how do i install this python script in xbmc??




try this:
http://wicd.sourceforge.net/moinmoin/Wicd%20on%20Ubuntu

wicd-curses is included in wicd.


EDIT: got it installed.. does it suppose to work in dharma (v10)? it doesn't on my apple tv with ubuntu hardy...

Same here, does not work on my AppleTV w/ Ubuntu Hardy.

The current version is for xbmc Eden. Go below version 11. for Dharma.

You need wicd-curses installed. If the version on Hardy is too old I have no clue both it will probably work. Test wicd-curses first to make sure that works.

To install wicd: sudo apt-get install wicd-curses

Network-manager is included in the XBMCbuntu/live beta3 and not wicd. I will most likely discontinue this as is does not makes sense to support an add-on that requries network-manager to be removed.

wicd version used: 1.6.2.2

Quote:The current version is for xbmc Eden. Go below version 11. for Dharma.

what do you mean with "go below". there are no other version on git, therefore would you mind to upload the last one you got for dharma?

Quote:I will most likely discontinue this as is does not makes sense to support an add-on that requries network-manager to be removed.

why? without wicd installed, it won't work and to install wicd, you need some command-line anyway.

Quote:what do you mean with "go below". there are no other version on git, therefore would you mind to upload the last one you got for dharma?

You can try this version.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17892827/xbmc/sc...-0.0.6.zip

Quote:why? without wicd installed, it won't work and to install wicd, you need some command-line anyway.

Because you do not have to go to command line for network-manager since it is already installed.