[arch-general] mobile phone internet access

Sun Oct 5 19:12:09 UTC 2014

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 at openmailbox.org> 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?