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

vikjon0 · 2011-01-12 23:45

!!Discontinued
I am stopping development on this add-on since network-manager is included in XBMCbuntu and it conflicts with wicd.

I have now created a release thread for the new nm frondend and will stop posting here
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=130816

I have upgraded to Eden.
https://github.com/downloads/vikjon0/xbm...11.0.0.zip

The install function have been removed.

You need to remove network manager and install wicd curses otherwise it does not work.

Quote:sudo apt-get purge network-manager network-manager-gnome
sudo apt-get install wicd-curses

Here is the last Dharma version
https://github.com/downloads/vikjon0/xbm...-0.0.6.zip

[Image: wireless2.png]

If you want to test you need to be able to post a debug log in case you get some errors. Another add-on that helps with that is available in the offficial repository.
The add-on is of course used on your own risk.

In the current version there is not a full properties/configure dialog. A network is set to auto connect when added, while the complete solution is pending I have added a temporarily "remove auto button". The reason is that even a failed connection attempt will set that connection to auto creating issues if that is the strongest connection.
(This may not be needed anymore in Ubuntu 11.10)

BlueCop · 2011-01-13 01:30

excellent! I was needing something like this for my appletv running linux. I will try this later. many thanks

vikjon0 · 2011-01-19 22:19

I will make a very simple GUI and release it for test.
Please let me know if you want to test it!

EDIT: img removed

adam71o · 2011-01-20 03:57

I would love to test this out but I am unexperienced and I'm using WPA, not WPA2 on xbmc live 10.

vikjon0 · 2011-01-20 09:09

Quote:I would love to test this out but I am unexperienced and I'm using WPA, not WPA2 on xbmc live 10.

I beleive WPA,WPA2 & WEP should work. It is only that I have not tested yet.
You are welcome to test, but if it does not work I will not be able to help you.

Please note that the picture is from the next version. The existing version is only a couple of buttons and you have to type in the name of your network.

adam71o · 2011-01-20 17:44

I know this is exactly what you said that you didn't want to do, but I'll ask anyway. Teehee! Nod

How would one install this? Would I unzip the contents to a certain directory?

If so, can you explain exactly how to do that via the cli (I have an xbmc live 10 install, so no gui outside of xbmc itself)? - please be very explicit, detailing commands and all

Btw, thanks for making this. It seems like such an obvious and useful tool that has been left out of xbmc.

vikjon0 · 2011-01-20 20:29

no unzipping. put it in the home folder or on a usb.

Go to system/add-ons / install from zip file
and select the zip file.

vikjon0 · 2011-01-21 01:07

I can report some progress! I have hooked up the new GUI to the wrapper and it can now scan the networks!

EDIT - img removed

adam71o · 2011-01-21 05:00

I get a 404 error when trying to access the zip file listed above.

Is there a new link?

vikjon0 · 2011-01-21 09:37

Sorry about that, I fixed it. Hopefully the new GUI will be ready for test after the weekend.

BlueCop bipedal omnivore Posts: 1,654 Joined: May 2004 Reputation: 70	2011-01-13 01:30 Post: #2 excellent! I was needing something like this for my appletv running linux. I will try this later. many thanks
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vikjon0 --- Posts: 2,430 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 7 Location: Sweden	2011-01-19 22:19 Post: #3 I will make a very simple GUI and release it for test. Please let me know if you want to test it! EDIT: img removed (This post was last modified: 2011-01-21 01:08 by vikjon0.)
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adam71o Junior Member Posts: 15 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 0	2011-01-20 03:57 Post: #4 I would love to test this out but I am unexperienced and I'm using WPA, not WPA2 on xbmc live 10. (This post was last modified: 2011-01-20 03:59 by adam71o.)
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vikjon0 --- Posts: 2,430 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 7 Location: Sweden	2011-01-20 20:29 Post: #7 no unzipping. put it in the home folder or on a usb. Go to system/add-ons / install from zip file and select the zip file.
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vikjon0 --- Posts: 2,430 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 7 Location: Sweden	2011-01-21 01:07 Post: #8 I can report some progress! I have hooked up the new GUI to the wrapper and it can now scan the networks! EDIT - img removed (This post was last modified: 2011-01-22 17:01 by vikjon0.)
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adam71o Junior Member Posts: 15 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 0	2011-01-21 05:00 Post: #9 I get a 404 error when trying to access the zip file listed above. Is there a new link?
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vikjon0 --- Posts: 2,430 Joined: Apr 2009 Reputation: 7 Location: Sweden	2011-01-21 09:37 Post: #10 Sorry about that, I fixed it. Hopefully the new GUI will be ready for test after the weekend.
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