Airplane Mode is turned on when WiFi is turned off, even though I don't want Airplane Mode: I want to use 3G

[Erik A]

Package: Network properties, what ever it's called.

When turning off WiFi, Airplane mode is automatically turned on. If I then turn off Airplane Mode WiFi is turned back on. This is especially annoying if I'm about to connect a USB 3G-dongle for instance, whereas I don't want to use WiFi, but I want to disable it before connecting the dongle.

12.04 LTS. It was the same in Linux Mint 12 iirc.
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ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
IfupdownConfig:
 auto lo
 iface lo inet loopback
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
IpRoute:
 default via 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto static
 10.64.64.64 dev ppp0 proto kernel scope link src 95.196.240.57
 169.254.0.0/16 dev ppp0 scope link metric 1000
NetworkManager.state:
 [main]
 NetworkingEnabled=true
 WirelessEnabled=false
 WWANEnabled=true
 WimaxEnabled=true
Package: network-manager 0.9.4.0-0ubuntu4.1
PackageArchitecture: amd64
ProcEnviron:
 TERM=xterm
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-32.51-generic 3.2.30
Tags: precise
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-32-generic x86_64
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
UserGroups: adm cdrom dip lpadmin plugdev sambashare sudo
nmcli-dev:
 DEVICE TYPE STATE DBUS-PATH
 ttyUSB2 gsm connected /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2
 eth0 802-3-ethernet unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1
 wlan0 802-11-wireless unavailable /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0
nmcli-nm:
 RUNNING VERSION STATE NET-ENABLED WIFI-HARDWARE WIFI WWAN-HARDWARE WWAN
 running 0.9.4.0 connected enabled enabled disabled enabled enabled

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[Fabio Marconi (fabiomarconi)]

can you please run in a terminal
apport-collect -p network-manager 997114
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[Erik A (erik-abbevik-deactivatedaccount)]

My laptop has been sent in for an unrelated issue, I'll try it as soon as
it gets back, thanks
On May 14, 2012 9:20 PM, "Fabio Marconi" <email address hidden> wrote:

> can you please run in a terminal
> apport-collect -p network-manager 997114
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> Title:
> Airplane Mode starts whenever WiFi is turned off
>
> Status in “network-manager” package in Ubuntu:
> New
>
> Bug description:
> Package: Network properties, what ever it's called.
>
> When turning off WiFi, Airplane mode is automatically turned on. If I
> then turn off Airplane Mode WiFi is turned back on. This is especially
> annoying if I'm about to connect a USB 3G-dongle for instance, whereas
> I don't want to use WiFi, but I want to disable it before connecting
> the dongle.
>
> 12.04 LTS. It was the same in Linux Mint 12 iirc.
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[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Manthan Shah (djmaxie)]

Everytime when i start ubuntu(12.04) Airplane mod is automatically turned on...

[Thomas Hood (jdthood)]

@Manthan: That's a different bug from the one reported here (bug #997114). Please file a new bug report describing your problem.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for network-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]

[Dietmar (dschabus)]

I am still affected by this bug on a fully updated precise. For me, this is completely unrelated to 3G.
When I uncheck "Enable Wireless" in nm-applet, I cannot re-check it, and in "Network Settings" I see airplane mode is on, which cannot be disabled.
This workaround helps (from http://askubuntu.com/questions/119195/cannot-disable-airplane-mode):
sudo rfkill unblock wifi

From lspci -v on the affected machine:
02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation PRO/Wireless 2200BG [Calexico2] Network Connection (rev 05)
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company nc6120/nx8220/nw8240
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
 Memory at d8000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
 Capabilities: <access denied>
 Kernel driver in use: ipw2200
 Kernel modules: ipw2200

[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

@Dietmar: this is not a general issue, and not enough information is provided in this bug report to say if you and the bug reporter has the same issue (i.e. same hardware), so please open a new bug report by running "ubuntu-bug network-manager" in a terminal.

@Erik A: are you able to now run "apport-collect -p network-manager 997114" in a terminal?

[Erik A (erik-abbevik-deactivatedaccount)]

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[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

Well, how was the state when you run the command? It seems like you are using 3G, and wifi is turned off in the menu:

1: phy0: Wireless LAN
 Soft blocked: yes
 Hard blocked: no

I see no killswitch affecting 3G there. Does the computer have integrated 3G modem?

[Erik A (erik-abbevik-deactivatedaccount)]

That is correct, I was running 3G and had WiFi turned off at the time of the bug.

No, it's an external USB 3G modem.

[Marius B. Kotsbak (mariusko)]

But how did you connect to 3G then? As per your description the airplane mode should be activated then? How did you disable it? And what exactly is airplane mode? Is that a hardware state in your computer? I have never seen anything like that.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for network-manager (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]