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Re: A long rant on Debian 9

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On Tue 08 May 2018 at 14:32:20 +0100, jpff wrote:

> On Mon, 7 May 2018, Brian wrote:
> 
> > On Mon 07 May 2018 at 18:17:07 +0100, jpff wrote:
> > 
> > > Things are getting better if not quite right.  I have a lean x/fvwm system
> > > installed and I have managed to get an xterm displayed.  The major issues I
> > > have left outstanding are
> > 
> > If you have fvwm on the system it was installed after first boot. To
> > state the obvious, either WiFi or ethernet was used. Which one was it?
> 
> 
> I did a complete reinstall using wired network, but ensured no desktp of any
> kind.  Then added the most obvious things like fvwm, exim, emacs and some
> others

Now, that went very well - didn't it. Good.

>  >
> > > 1:  The X40 has a three-mbutton trackpoint but while button 1 works, button
> > > 2 has no affect and button 3 does what button 2 should do.  Not seen that
> > > before and not sure where to look.
> > 
> 
>  > Dunno. It is not critical. Put it on the back burner.
> 
> Just makes it hard to se.  The middle button works in xterm but not in fvwm.
> Maybe not critical but a problem for my fingers who have been doing this for
> so long

Priorities.

> > > 2:  Still no wifi.  iwconfig allows me to set key and essid etc but ifup
> > > says it has not heard about wlp2s2 which is the name "ip link" gives.
> > > Sometimes the wifi is active judging from the flashing of the lights but no
> > > connection.  I am used to using ifconfig/iwconfig on other machines.
> > 
> > You have installed wireless-tools (the installer doesn't). You could
> > also install net-tools if you feel more comfortable with it. Please
> > post the contents of /etc/network/interfaces and the output of 'ip a'.
> 
> 
> I have net-tools, not sure about wireless-tools.  Will check when I can get
> back to a wired location.  On the 64bit laptop at present ssh'ed into the
> Debian firewall.
> 
> > > 3:  My wifi is WPA-PSK (I think version 2).  Is teresoe package I eed for
> > > this?  Just realised that I have never used wifi on debian boxes....
> > 
> > Apart from wpasupplicant, no.
> 
> I see evidence of some wps- files but not akl I expect from other systems
> 
> > 
> > > And again thank you all for your advice and comments. It is getting better.
> > 
> > Answering a question or two might see a dramatic increase in betterness.
> > 
> 
> AFIK I have answered all questions; apologies if I am being unclear.

In the mail you are responding to

 > Please post the contents of /etc/network/interfaces and the
 > output of 'ip a'.

A third request:

The wireless device. Chipset etc. 'lspci' or 'lsusb' should help.

-- 
Brian.




> > -- 
> > Brian.
> > 
> 
> ==John ff
> 

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A long rant on Debian 9 John <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-06 23:20 +0200
  Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Forest Dean Feighner <forest.feighner@gmail.com> - 2018-05-06 23:40 +0200
  Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-07 00:20 +0200
    Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-07 05:40 +0200
      Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-07 17:30 +0200
        Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Curt <curty@free.fr> - 2018-05-07 17:40 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-07 23:50 +0200
            Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
              Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 18:00 +0200
            Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
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                Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-08 14:40 +0200
                Re: A long rant on Debian 9 "Thomas Schmitt" <scdbackup@gmx.net> - 2018-05-08 16:00 +0200
                Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 21:00 +0200
            Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-08 16:00 +0200
              Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-08 16:10 +0200
    Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 13:40 +0200
      Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 14:20 +0200
        Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
        Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 bw <bwtnguy@yahoo.com> - 2018-05-07 17:10 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 18:00 +0200
      Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Kenneth Parker <sea7kenp@gmail.com> - 2018-05-07 14:30 +0200
      Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-07 16:50 +0200
        Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 00:10 +0200
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            Re: minimal installation (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 00:40 +0200
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          Re: minimal installation Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 00:30 +0200
            Re: minimal installation Dan Norton <dnorton@mindspring.com> - 2018-05-08 01:40 +0200
  Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com> - 2018-05-07 01:10 +0200
  Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2018-05-07 15:10 +0200
    Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2018-05-07 15:40 +0200
    Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-05-07 16:00 +0200
      Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 19:20 +0200
        Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-07 20:20 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Ric Moore <wayward4now@gmail.com> - 2018-05-07 22:40 +0200
          Re: A long rant on Debian 9 jpff <jpff@codemist.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 15:40 +0200
            Re: 3-button trackpoint configuration (was: A long rant on Debian 9) Felix Miata <mrmazda@earthlink.net> - 2018-05-08 16:10 +0200
            Re: A long rant on Debian 9 Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> - 2018-05-08 21:20 +0200

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