Re: [gentoo-user] Networkmanager on uclibc Gentoo system x86

[Mick]

On Wednesday 09 Jul 2014 07:21:50 Dimitrios Semitsoglou-Tsiapos wrote:
> On 09/07/14 01:58, João Jerónimo wrote:
> > Em 08/07/2014 21:39, J. Roeleveld escreveu:
> >> On 8 July 2014 18:49:19 CEST, "João Jerónimo"
> >> <joao.jeronimo.89@×××××.com>
> >>
> >> wrote:
> >>> I installed the uclibc stage3 tarball no a x86 machine (I chose uclibc
> >>> because the PC has only 256 MB of RAM). I'm currently trying to install
> >>> NetworkManager, but I ran into a problem, which is: NetworkManager
> >>> needs 'policykit' USE flag to be applyed to consolekit package. This
> >>> pulls-in policykit package as a dependency of consolekit, which in turn
> >>> doesn't compile because it calls some funcions that uclibc doesn't
> >>> implement.
> >>>
> >>> Can't I install networkmanager in uclibc systems, then?
> >>
> >> Didn't check the ebuilds, but with what you described. I don't think you
> >> can use NetworkManager with uclibc.
> >>
> >> Apart from that. With only 256MB memory. I would be reluctant to use
> >> tools with large dependencies.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > But... That sucks...
> > Can you tell me if there is an alternative to NetworkManager?
> > Or else, can wpa_supplicant connect to networks that are not statically
> > configured in config files?
> >
> > JJ
>
> wpa_supplicant[qt4] has an interface, wpa_gui. To use it, add yourself to
> the wheel group (or any relevant group of your choice) and prepend the
> following lines in your /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf file:
>
> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
> ctrl_interface_group=wheel
> update_config=1
>
> After logging in and out you should be able to easily add and connect to
> any network via wpa_gui. What you do not get to change via that interface
> is how the IP address is resolved, but that should not be an issue if you
> are OK with using DHCP.


There is also wpa_cli, if a GUI is not required.

Another (simpler) network manager to have a look at is connmanager.

-- 
Regards,
Mick