Wicd is a Linux tool used for managing network connections, but wired and wireless. It is a replacement for standard tools like Gnome Network Manager. After upgrading Wicd, you might find automatically connecting to a hidden network doesn't work when you reboot your computer. Here's a tip that might work.
After we upgraded from Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty) to Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) Wicd stopped working. Wicd stores configuration information in /etc/wicd. The solution for us was to back-up the /etc/wicd directory, then delete all it's contents leaving /etc/wicd empy.
cd /etc
- Backup your /etc/wicd folder:
sudo tar -cvzf wicd-backup.tgz wicd - Remove the contents of wicd:
sudo rm -rf /etc/wicd/* - Stop the wicd daemon (the following is for debian/ubuntu systems, might need to adjust for other linux variants):
sudo /etc/init.d/wicd stop - Stop the wicd client if you have it running in your Linux Gui (e.g. Gnome). Easiest way is to right-click on the icon in your system tray and click "quick" or you can type from the command prompt:
killall wicd-client - Restart the wicd daemon (the following is for debian/ubuntu systems, might need to adjust for other linux variants):
sudo /etc/init.d/wicd start
When wicd starts it will recreate the conf files in /etc/wicd - Restart the wicd client, from the command prompt type:
wicd-client & - See if Wicd finds your hidden network and connect to it making sure to check "automcatically connect"
- Reboot your computer, and wicd should connect
