Comment 6 for bug 620503

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Kalle Valo (kvalo) wrote : Re: [Bug 620503] Re: Network indicator doesn't work. It just says "command not available"

Connel Hooley <email address hidden> writes:

> I followed your instructions. I installed and enabled the daily build
> version using the link to the .deb you gave me. I enabled apport and
> rebooted. The applet appears to be working fine now. I'm at home and I
> can connect to my Wi-Fi connection successfully. I looked in /var/crash/
> and no crash logs were there.

Excellent. So the crash is fixed on newer connman versions.

Unfortunately connman version in maverick is quite a lot older than the
daily build you tried and it's difficult to say if this problem is
really fixed in maverick.

> I did notice however, that the old network manager allowed me to connect
> to the net using my phone as a 3G modem. I would simply plug in my Nokia
> N900 using a USB cable, selected PC Suite connection on the phone and
> then select the connection in the old network manager. However this
> doesn't work with the new indicator applet. Is this a different bug or
> our 3G connections not fully implementation yet?
>
> I have installed ofono and usb-modeswitch but when I run "cmcc list"
> only my Wi-Fi connections are listed. Do I need these packages from the
> daily PPA also?
>
> Sorry to go off topic a little. If it is a seperate bug I'll create
> another bug and supply any information I can to help.

Please file a new bug, I'll reply there. One issue per bug report, much
cleaner that way :)

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Kalle Valo