[Slackbuilds-users] Updates - 20101205

[Robby Workman]

On Sat, 18 Dec 2010 10:02:30 -0600
Robby Workman <rworkman at slackbuilds.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:59:56 -0600
> alkos333 <me at alkos333.net> wrote:
> 
> > After updating to 0.8.2, NetworkManager pretty much stopped working
> > entirely.  When I plug in the ethernet cord or my the phone via usb
> > (with dhcpcd server running on it), nothing happens - NetworkManager
> > shows that they are plugged in, but doesn't conntect to them
> > automatically like it used to.
> > 
> > When I try to connect to a wireless signal using the nm-applet,
> > nothing happens either and I get the following in the console:
> > 
> > <WARN> activate_connection_cb(): Connection activation failed: No
> > user settings service available.
> 
>  
> Hrm...  I get this in my logs:
> 
> Dec 17 19:43:43 liberty NetworkManager[2209]: <error>
> [1292636623.891805] [nm-manager.c:1368] user_proxy_init(): could not
> init user settings proxy: (3) Could not get owner of name
> 'org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings': no such name
> 
> but everything still works.  I suspect that's because I have all of my
> connections set up to be system-wide rather than user-specific though.
> 
> I saw your mail on the NM list, and I'll also reply there; let's keep
> the rest of the discussion there, and perhaps reply here if/when it's
> resolved.  I'll also try to do some more investigation.


Oh, in case you wanted to try to do a git bisect:

You need to be in the NM_0_8_1 branch, and then:
  good: 80c16a1973c23e62cc07696168e03c93d0810253  (0.8.1)
  bad: 3115d77bf605076ce9c68f1502a583e6e769402c (0.8.2)

Then go from there :)

-RW
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