Public bug reported:
I can hardly even start describing how screwed up this is.
Have a look at the screenshot.
I had seen this before and hadn't even realized that "XT1039 Network"
repeated like 37 times had something to do with my own Android phone, a
motorola Moto G. Needless to say I have only one.
Out of curiosity I clicked on one of "them" (thinking this was some
neighboor's device, obviously suspecting it was just one device repeated
several times because of a bug), and then my phone vibrated prompting me
whether to accept the connection from the computer.
Which I did. As a result, the bluetooth indicator next to the network
indicator showed a lock icon for a fraction of a second, which
immediately disappeared. I guess that means that the computer and the
phone peered via bluetooth for a few instants. At the same time, the
wifi icon started animating (as if the computer was connecting to a wifi
network... or a network of any kind I guess, since the same stupidly
designed wifi-like animation is used when connecting to LAN via an
ethernet cable). After that, the small lock below the bluetooth icon
disappeared, the wifi icon stopped animating and went back to its normal
"connected" status (I was previously and still connected to my home
router's wifi network), and a baloon saying "Disconnected [NL] Network"
appeared and disappeared.
Then I repeated the test several times with the same result, except that
the phone didn't prompt me any more to accept the connection.
This is totally screwed up in several ways.
First, there's no reason "XT1039 Network" should be listed AT ALL
together with wifi and ethernet networks. What kind of "network" is it
supposed to be?? Of course I have not turned on bluetooth tethering on
the phone, and bluetooth connection to the phone is already available
under the bluetooth indicator.
If it makes any sense at all to show the mobile device as a "network" alongside
with wifi and cable networks because, well, bluetooth is a network as well, then
1) the list of bluetooth "networks" should have a header, just like "wifi
networks" and "ethernet network". Right now, there is just a list of networks
that you don't know what kind they are
2) the device should be only listed once, not 37 times
3) I also suspect the 3 items called just "network" are related
4) If it is there at all, it must work. What is it supposed to do? The same as
unfolding the menu under the Bluetooth indicator, hovering on the device there
(which is listed only once there) and turning on the "Connection" switch? That
one does work. This one (in the list of networks) doesn't. And if it is
supposed to do something different, it's clearly failing as well.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: network-manager 1.0.4-0ubuntu5.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-30.36-generic 4.2.8-ckt3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-30-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Mar 1 03:29:50 2016
IfupdownConfig:
# interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-11 (871 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
IpRoute:
default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 proto static metric 600
169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.167 metric
600
NetworkManager.state:
[main]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true
WWANEnabled=true
WimaxEnabled=true
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-01-18 (42 days ago)
modified.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.NetworkManager.NetworkManager.conf:
2015-02-20T16:52:59.722501
nmcli-nm: Error: command ['nmcli', '-f', 'all', 'nm'] failed with exit code 2:
Error: Object 'nm' is unknown, try 'nmcli help'.
** Affects: network-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Confirmed
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug wily
** Summary changed:
- My phone's bluetooth is displayed dozens of times under the wifi/network list
+ My phone's bluetooth is displayed dozens of times under the network list
(wifi icon)
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My phone's bluetooth is displayed dozens of times under the network
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