KNetworkManager with wpa_supplicant & KNM install [SOLVED]

[srunni]

Hi,

I've got wpa_supplicant working with my Intel 4965AGN wireless card, but I don't like the GUI app that goes with it. However, I do like KNetworkManager, but I have two problems with using it:

1) Is it possible to use KNetworkManager with wpa_supplicant, or are they not compatible? I saw that Kwlan can be used with wpa_supplicant, but I like KNetworkManager, and would like to use it if possible.

2) I've tried to install KNetworkManager, but Portage says that the package is masked. I've attempted to unmask it using http://gentoo-wiki.com/TIP_Dealing_with_masked_packages , but it's not working - I keep getting the message that the package is masked. I added KNetworkManager to both /etc/portage/package.keywords and /etc/portage/package.unmask with their respective syntaxes, and I still get the message. I know the documentation tends to be out of date - has something changed in Portage that I need to know to unmask this package?

Thanks!!

[eric cuper]

I use KNetworkManager with wpa_supplicant on my iwl4965 card, it works fine with wi-fi, i have some trouble with wired interface :)

unmask it and emerge

/etc/portage/package.keywords
kde-misc/knetworkmanager ~x86

it was a problem with libnl package - attempt to install 2 different versions when trying dev-libs/libnl ~x86, so i unmask
=dev-libs/libnl-1.0_pre6-r1 ~x86
and installed it

[srunni]

OK, I added what you wrote to package.keywords and installed KNetworkManager. Now I'm getting this error when I run KNetworkManager.

[srunni]

So I tried installing KNetworkManager again using the guide at http://gentoo-wiki.com/NetworkManager and it successfully starts on boot now. Now, when I start KNetworkManager, I'm getting the tray applet, and I see my network, with info about it (speed, type of encryption, etc.). But when I click on the network to connect to it, nothing happens - it just sits there. Note that the wireless worked just fine when I was using the wpa_supplicant GUI. Does anyone know how to fix this, or at least how can I see the console output for KNetworkManager?

EDIT: I found the console output, it's in /var/log/messages , and it says the following: