nm-applet don't show available networks for connection

[Leonardo Brás]

Description: Ubuntu oneiric (development branch)
Release: 11.10

network-manager:
  Instalado: 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu2
  Candidato: 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu2
  Tabela de versão:
 *** 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu2 0
        500 http://ubuntu.c3sl.ufpr.br/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ oneiric/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

After an (update-manager) upgrade, nm-applet stopped showing any network available, I am just able to connect since i have already a configured connection. (I am connected but it still not showing any connection)

(When clicking on icon, it only shows :

(check)Enable Network
(check)Enable Wireless Network
------------------------------------------
Connection's Info
Edit Connections ...

>>I Don't know how it's written in English, i tried to translate from PT-BR)

Thanks you all

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10
Package: network-manager 0.9.1.90-0ubuntu2
Uname: Linux 3.0.3-leo x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 30 01:38:38 2011
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release amd64 (20110427.1)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.0.1 dev wlan0 proto static
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.0.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.0.20 metric 2
Keyfiles: Error: [Errno 2] Arquivo ou diretório não encontrado
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=pt_BR:en
 LANG=pt_BR.UTF-8
 LC_MESSAGES=pt_BR.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
RfKill:
 0: phy0: Wireless LAN
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-09-24 (5 days ago)

[Hernando Torque (htorque)]

From dupe:

> Only affected existing user. Creating a new user account fixed issue.

Which I can confirm.

[Hernando Torque (htorque)]

... or not. I have seen this work normal with a second (fresh test) user, but I'm no longer able to reproduce that it works with a fresh user.

[Hernando Torque (htorque)]

This seems to have been introduced with the latest libdbusmenu updates. Downgrading to version 0.4.93-0ubuntu1 made it work again.

[Kevin Pattison (kevpatts)]

Hernando,

I do not believe this is the same bug because:
1. I see no difference if I create a new user,
2. My issue is intermittent, the other reported issue seems to happen every time.

Also another thing to note: the eth0 connection is intermittent but the VPN submenu is NEVER available it would seem.

[Hernando Torque (htorque)]

Kevin, can you try to downgrade libdbusmenu? You can get the packages I used here: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/oneiric/+source/libdbusmenu/0.4.93-0ubuntu1 (download the i386 or amd64 packages + the 'all' packages in 'i386').

If that doesn't work for you, then we can of course un-dupe your bug report.

[Kevin Pattison (kevpatts)]

I think the missing VPN submenu is a separate issue and I will raise it as a new bug.

[Kevin Pattison (kevpatts)]

Rolling back fixed my issues.

[iMac (imac-netstatz)]

I have this issue as well with nm-applet. Connections set to connect automatically work, the icon displays correctly (wireless vs wired) however there is no interface information (wireless networks & disconnect as well as wired interfaces and disconnect).

All I see across a few reboots is:

Enable Networking (checked)
Enable Wireless (checked)
Connection Information (greyed out)
Edit Connections...

The workaround for me when networks or interfaces are not connecting was to use the "Edit Connections..." and set that network or interface to connect automatically.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package libdbusmenu - 0.5.0-0ubuntu2

---------------
libdbusmenu (0.5.0-0ubuntu2) oneiric; urgency=low

  * libdbusmenu-glib/client.c
    - id of 0 in dbusmenu_client_send_about_to_show is valid, and used in
      appindicators like nm-applet (LP: #862989)
 -- Ken VanDine <email address hidden> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 10:06:19 -0400

[John McFarlane (jmcfarlane)]

Confirmation that 0.5.0-0ubuntu2 fixed my machine.

[Leonardo Brás (leonardobsp)]

Bug Solved. (0.5.0-0ubuntu2 fixed my machine.)

[Axel (nospamforaxel-1)]

Hi *, slightly off-topic, but I want to test the fix and do not really figured out how. I installed libdbusmenu with bazaar, but make does not compile. There are errors that I don't understand.
So if I want to test it on my machine before it gets here through the official Ubuntu update, what do I have to do. Download which source package? Then ./configure, make, checkinstall? Is that the way to go?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.