11.10 upgrade - no networking available on 2 different machines

[aschlosberg]

I just upgraded to 11.10 on these 2 setups:


Wubi - 11.04
Netbook Remix 11.04 - native install on Asus EEE


Now neither of them are able to connect to wired (Wubi) nor wireless (netbook) networks and both show that no networks are available.

When I attempt to edit network settings I get the message:
The system network services are not compatible with this version. Both worked perfectly before.

I have attempted the solutions provided at:

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1834444
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1742343&page=35


The network manager (version 0.9x) daemon is running and all packages are up to date (I chrooted from a live CD and upgraded again). I know that there are compatibility issues between network manager 0.8-0.9 but am not sure about the details.

I have also tried installing WICD on the netbook.

Help me please! Nothing could be more urgent, I'm typing this from a Windows box!

[aschlosberg]

Pinning network-manager & network-manager-gnome to Natty does the trick in the Wubi install. Is this specific to my hardware?

Create a file in /etc/apt/preferences.d



Package: network-manager
Pin: release a=natty
Pin-Priority: 1001

Package: network-manager-gnome
Pin: release a=natty
Pin-Priority: 1001

[ParrotMan]

I'm having the same problem on my Toshiba NB505 (netbook), and I also have the disadvantage of being a new Linux user. Anything you know that might help me out would be greatly appreciated !