Connman problems...

[fullmoonremix]

I deprecated NetworkManager in favor of ConnMan .

When entering...

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connmanctl scan wifi

I get this error...

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/net/connman/technology/wifi : not supported

I've seached the "Net" but I'm not making progress. Does anyone know the solution?
If anyone knows what's behind this issue... I welcome any and all outreach.

[jmhoward56]

Do you have wpa_supplicant installed, it is an optional dependency for wifi support as is bluez if you want bluetooth support. Only other thing I see is the need to disable any other network configurations before enabling the service.

[fullmoonremix]

Thanks... jmhoward56. I have bluez and wpa_supplicant installed and NetworkManager is removed.

[brokenman]

My thoughts.

1) Make sure the connman service is started first.
2) Check permissions on dbus-daemon-launch-helper.

[fullmoonremix]

Thanks... brokenman

Yes connmand was started in /etc/rc.d/rc.local...

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# summon connman daemon...
connmand

# wifi
connmanctl enable wifi

This is my /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf...

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ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
ctrl_interface_group=root

# In order to get wpa_supplicant and Connection Manager working properly
# together you should edit wpa_supplicant .config file and set:

CONFIG_WPS=y
CONFIG_AP=y
CONFIG_CTRL_IFACE_DBUS_NEW=y

# add:

CONFIG_BGSCAN_SIMPLE=y

# This last option will enable the support of background scanning while being
# connected, which is necessary when roaming on wifi.

# and finally:

CONFIG_AUTOSCAN_EXPONENTIAL=y

# This will enable the exact same function as bgscan but while being
# disconnected.

# It is recommended to use wpa_supplicant 1.x or later.

# If wpa_supplicant is configured to D-Bus autostart, then ConnMan will
# trigger the autostart of wpa_supplicant. However please keep in mind
# that this trigger only happens once. If wpa_supplicant stops or crashes,
# ConnMan does not periodically try to autostart it. It is up to systemd or
# similar service management tool to autostart it.

I'm not sure about how to check permissions on dbus-daemon-launch-helper.
Also... in Slackware what is the wpa_supplicant.conf referenced "service management tool"?

[fullmoonremix]

Ok... now that I've resolved (half of?) my 001-core.xzm deprecation
issues I can refocus on getting Connman up and running.

Perhaps the problem is that I may still have a NetworkManager configuration lingering in my loadout.

I will drill down on this @ some point this afternoon.
I may need to create a null configuration to overwrite it.


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[Jack]

Will this module or program setup WiFi? Here is my output.

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root@porteus:/home/guest/Downloads# connmanctl scan wifi
Error /net/connman/technology/wifi: The name net.connman was not provided by any .service files
root@porteus:/home/guest/Downloads# connmanctl enable wifi
Error wifi: The name net.connman was not provided by any .service files
root@porteus:/home/guest/Downloads# 

[fullmoonremix]

I deprecated NM but left the config. I need to make a null one. I suspect... what
this is boils down to a remaining NetworkManager installation/configuration.

There is a (forked?) Connman compatibility parameter for NM apps...

@ https://github.com/ev3dev/connman

--enable-nmcompat

Enable support for NetworkManager compatibility interfaces

This allows to expose a minimal set of NetworkManager
interfaces. It is useful for systems with applications
written to use NetworkManager to detect online/offline
status and have not yet been converted to use ConnMan.

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[fullmoonremix]

P: _I'm not sure if this is related but @ boot I get this error...

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Unknown group "network" in message bus file

S: _???...@ https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/7979/

Delete them from /etc/passwd and use `vipw` and add them (`env EDITOR=ee vipw` if you are not familar with vi).

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[fullmoonremix]

I made a null NetworkManager config but I'm still getting errors.

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[fullmoonremix]

P: _I'm convinced this error is behind the problem...

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Unknown group "network" in message bus file

Q: _Could the solution be found in the Porteus scripts?

If I can solve the Connman puzzle and get it up and running I can finally complete this project.


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[fullmoonremix]

I removed the net-tools package from 001-core.xzm but I don't believe that it is the bottleneck.

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[fullmoonremix]

Ok... for the sake of expediency I am breaking off from resolving Connman.
Instead unfortunately (without the aid of USM)... I will finish the derivative by hand (the Arch Linux "way").


Already I have achieved the following (by hand)...

001-core.xzm
(more or less... 001-core.xzm "rc5" with all the modules removed)

Deprecating... 002 and 003.

04-userland.xzm
(using the Arch Linux "way"... glibc "tree" + MC + Connman + USM + Linux From Scratch )

05-distribution.xzm
(more or less... 001-core.xzm "v1.0" minus 04-userland.xzm modules)


Regrettably I am now forced to build by hand...

06-environment.xzm
(Qingy + PekWM + Xfe + Tint)


The current state of my build... confirms I'm no stranger to building w/out automation.
What this means is... I'm not holding my breath waiting to solve Connman.

The Connman stage of the derivative now goes on the back burner.

[brokenman]

P: _I'm convinced this error is behind the problem...
Unknown group "network" in message bus file

Really fullmoon! What is this error message telling you?

[fullmoonremix]

I can't pinpoint it yet... but there appears to be a problem it seems in /etc/password and/or with dbus as you indicated.

Check permissions on dbus-daemon-launch-helper

I'm not sure how to do this...


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