nm-applet freezes

[Daniel Holm]

nm-applet sometimes freezes for an unknown reason. I've not yet figured out a systematic way to recreate it - it's seems to be rather random.

When it freezes I'm unable to ckick on any of the entries in its drop down menu. Let's say I want to change wifi network: I click on the indicator, find my other wifi abd click it - nothing.

Kill nm-applet and then start it again, try to change wifi as above - works.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
Package: network-manager 0.9.8.0-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-19.29-generic 3.8.8
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-19-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.9.2-0ubuntu8
Architecture: amd64
CRDA:
 country SE:
  (2402 - 2482 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5170 - 5250 @ 40), (N/A, 20)
  (5250 - 5330 @ 40), (N/A, 20), DFS
  (5490 - 5710 @ 40), (N/A, 27), DFS
Date: Thu May 2 17:39:39 2013
IfupdownConfig:
 # interfaces(5) file used by ifup(8) and ifdown(8)
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-09 (81 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
IpRoute:
 default via 192.168.1.100 dev wlan0 proto static
 169.254.0.0/16 dev wlan0 scope link metric 1000
 192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.138 metric 9
MarkForUpload: True
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=true
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: network-manager
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-04-25 (6 days ago)
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
 wlan0 802-11-wireless connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
 running 0.9.8.0 connected enabled enabled enabled enabled enabled

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[B Bobo (yout-bobo123)]

Also in Ubuntu 12.04 precise.

[pureblood (freeseek)]

I also report having the same issue. The applet not only becomes completely unresponsive, but the sub-menus do not show up anymore. The VPN Connections sub-menu shows as completely empty and that is how I usually realize it is frozen. I do not know of any way for how to reproduce this issue. The following command restores the use:
(killall nm-applet && nm-applet &)

[joshyg6 (josheg)]

Any solution? Still in 12.04+