Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: network-manager-gnome
When i right click on the nm-applet tray icon "Enable Wireless" is grayed out
as if there was no wireless interfaces. But NetworkManager tries to configures
my wireless interface nevertheless as seen in this snippet of
/var/log/daemon.log:
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> Found radio killswitch
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_acer_wmi_rfkill_acer_wireless_wlan
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver is 'ath5k_pci'.
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver supports SSID scans
(scan_capa 0x01).
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> Found new 802.11 WiFi device
'wlan0'.
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): exported as
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_22_69_84_bf_97
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant manager
state: down -> idle
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins nm-system-settings: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added
(udi: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_22_69_84_bf_97, iface: wlan0)
Feb 3 11:58:50 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1
-> 2
Feb 3 11:58:50 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device.
Feb 3 11:58:50 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): preparing device.
Feb 3 11:58:50 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device
(reason: 2).
$ lspci
...
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg
Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
$ apt-cache policy network-manager-gnome
network-manager-gnome:
Installed: 0.7-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.7-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.7-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ apt-cache policy network-manager
network-manager:
Installed: 0.7-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.7-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.7-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
The system ubuntu is running on is an Acer Aspire one
** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
Binary package hint: network-manager-gnome
When i right click on the nm-applet tray icon "Enable Wireless" is grayed out
as if there was no wireless interfaces. But NetworkManager tries to configures
my wireless interface nevertheless as seen in this snippet of
/var/log/daemon.log:
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> Found radio killswitch
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/platform_acer_wmi_rfkill_acer_wireless_wlan
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver is 'ath5k_pci'.
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> wlan0: driver supports SSID
scans (scan_capa 0x01).
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> Found new 802.11 WiFi device
'wlan0'.
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): exported as
/org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_22_69_84_bf_97
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant manager
state: down -> idle
Feb 3 11:58:46 poins nm-system-settings: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added
(udi: /org/freedesktop/Hal/devices/net_00_22_69_84_bf_97, iface: wlan0)
Feb 3 11:58:50 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1
-> 2
Feb 3 11:58:50 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): bringing up device.
Feb 3 11:58:50 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): preparing device.
Feb 3 11:58:50 poins NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device
(reason: 2).
- $ lspic
+ $ lspci
...
03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg
Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01)
$ lsb_release -rd
Description: Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release: 9.04
$ apt-cache policy network-manager-gnome
network-manager-gnome:
Installed: 0.7-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.7-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.7-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
$ apt-cache policy network-manager
network-manager:
Installed: 0.7-0ubuntu1
Candidate: 0.7-0ubuntu1
Version table:
*** 0.7-0ubuntu1 0
500 http://dk.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
The system ubuntu is running on is an Acer Aspire one
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enable wireless grayed in nm-applet, but NetworkManager configures wireless
interface nevertheless
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/324799
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