rawhide i386 live image available

[Dan Holwerda]

On 9/29/07, David Timms <dtimms at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Jeremy Katz wrote:
> > A new rawhide-based live image is now available for testing.  The only
> ...
> > One of the biggest focuses of this image is to get some eyes on the new
> > NetworkManager version which we're landing for Fedora 8.  As this wasn't
> > ready in time for test2, we're hoping to get some quick testing to help
> > ensure that it works very well for test3 and not lead to a lot of people
> > being entirely unable to try things out as test3.
> On a HP compaq nx6320: boots up OK, and logs in after countdown timeout.
> Web browsing, solitaire, 4 in a row, freecell work fine.
>
> The Network Manager notifier quickly shows the lost connection at
> ethernet cable removal, and it quickly connects again when the cable is
> replugged {this is a definite improvement on F7, which seems to miss
> these events - which might have been my doing}.
>
> The applet also lists the couple of wireless networks available. There
> was no special prodding required to get the wireless drivers activated,
> they worked out of the {live} box. Intel wireless {forget which}.
>
> Clicking one of them disconnects the wired connection, and provides the
> 'the network is secured - what is the password or passphrase' prompt.
> Even after typing a 60-80 characters, the dialog never enables it's
> connect button, leaving only the cancel button highlighted.
>
> It seems there may be something wrong here; I did think it might be that
> the decrypt key is being actively tried as I am entering the pass/phrase
> characters, and it is simply that I do not know the passphrase that
> means that I don't get connected. That is : should the connect button
> actually become highlighted ?
>
I can confirm that the wireless prompt does actually work for me -
although the password is in plain text rather than the bullet points
you would expect when entering a password.  Update to the latest
NetworkManager and try again