Network manager icon not appearing
Gary Kirkpatrick
pegngary at gmail.com
Thu Oct 29 15:08:17 UTC 2009
On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 2:31 PM, Paul Tader <ptader at linuxscope.com> wrote:
> Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 12:05 PM, Paul Tader <ptader at linuxscope.com
> > <mailto:ptader at linuxscope.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Andrew Farris
> > <flyindragon1 at aol.com <mailto:flyindragon1 at aol.com>
> > > <mailto:flyindragon1 at aol.com <mailto:flyindragon1 at aol.com>>>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 20:51 -0500, Gary Kirkpatrick wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 7:16 PM, Andrew Farris
> > > <flyindragon1 at aol.com <mailto:flyindragon1 at aol.com>
> > <mailto:flyindragon1 at aol.com <mailto:flyindragon1 at aol.com>>>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 2009-10-22 at 07:22 -0400, Gary Kirkpatrick
> > wrote:
> > > > > Hello.
> > > > > I am using 8.10 on my Dell Mini 10. The Network
> > manager
> > > > icon stopped
> > > > > appearing on the bar so I can't see which wireless
> > networks
> > > > are
> > > > > available. When I click System/Network Manager
> > nothing
> > > > happens. I
> > > > > can connect via ethernet. On 9.10 on same
> > notebook I do not
> > > > have this
> > > > > problem at all and in fact sometimes when 8.1
> > loads the icon
> > > > loads,
> > > > > sometimes I see it for a moment and it disappears.
> > > >
> > > > sounds like the applet is crashing for some
> > reason...but since
> > > > you can still connect to the internet via ethernet,
> then
> > > > network manager is still working, you are just
> > lacking an
> > > > applet to see what it's doing. Try going to a
> terminal
> > > > (Applications > Accessories > Terminal) and run this:
> > > > nm-applet
> > >
> > > > Andrew, the command yielded
> > > >
> > > > $ nm-applet
> > > > bash: nm-applet: command not found
> > > >
> > > > So where did the applet go and more importantly how do I get
> > it back?
> > > > Right clicking on black space on tool bar does not result in
> the
> > > > applet's appearance either.
> > >
> > > Odd... It seems that your try applet is no longer on your
> system.
> > >
> > > The tray applet is a part of the "network-manager-gnome"
> > package...so it
> > > would be worth a shot to try reinstalling the package. To do
> so:
> > > 1. Go to "System > Administration > Synaptic Package
> Manager"
> > > 2. Select "Networking" from the "Section" tree on the
> > left, then
> > > search for "network-manager-gnome". It should be the
> > first or
> > > second thing to come up
> > > 3. right-click on the package, and select "Mark for
> > > Re-installation"
> > > 4. Click "Apply"
> > >
> > > That should download the package from online (assuming you
> > still have
> > > your Ethernet connection), and in theory should re-install the
> > applet.
> > > After that, try running the "nm-applet" in the command line
> > again, and
> > > see what happens (if the applet appears by itself after
> > installing, then
> > > you dont have to bother with running it from a terminal, and
> > your issue
> > > is fixed).
> > >
> > > Hope that helps!
> > >
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> > >
> > > Andrew, command still not found! nm-apple
> > >
> > > gary
> > >
> >
> > Maybe, just maybe your path'ing is not right.
> >
> > Please try:
> >
> > $ /usr/bin/nm-applet
> >
> >
> >
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> >
> > This worked. The manager popped up and stayed there until I closed
> > terminal. What does this mean?
> >
> >
>
> This means that your configured path is setup wrong or something
> overwrote your configured path.
>
> When your experiencing this problem again, what does this command report:
>
> $ echo $PATH
>
>
> It should echo back something like:
>
> $ echo $PATH
>
> /home/ptader/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
>
> This is a list of all the directories that will be searched when you run
> a command (ie. nm-applet).
>
> Running the command like /usr/bin/ns-applet says don't bother searching
> for the command, just run the one specified on the command line.
> (closing the terminal window shuts down the running nm-applet)
>
> So at this point you know that the package is installed and runs, just
> need to figure out your path'ing configuration error.
>
>
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Here's the result:
~$ echo $PATH
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
Thanks
Gary
(PS Am in Panama, Peace Corps volunteer so I can't always connect so it
might take a few days...) I might be able to connectlater today.
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