says avialble but will not connect fully, plus my buddy list is empty

[salmon]

Binary package hint: pidgin

im not sure on too much of what you guys are asking me to include in this but i will do the best i can... im using ubuntu8.04 from a disc.. im using the pigeon that came with that disc.

i try to connect and well it says available, but i can't do anything like as if i was. the buddy list is empty and well i can't do anything

i don't know how else to describe it, says available but i don't think thats true

sorry im a noob when it comes to this ubuntu stuff

thanks for your time

kyle b. sisson

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Sep 16 22:21:23 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686

[lordskid (dickey-ko)]

Did you check if you are connected to your internet provider? Are you using wireless or wired connection? Sometimes roaming mode in wireless gives me headache especially if I connect to a wireless network with DHCP off and is WEP protected. The Signal bar turns blue but if I right click that icon and click Connection Information, that's when I find out that I don't have an IP address.

Meanwhile pidgin buddy list will display a small error at the bottom. and it will have a reconnect button. So what I do is to first check that my internet connection is okay, then press reconnect in pidgin and all will be okay.

I hope this helps.

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. What protocols are you using?

[salmon (xthecandymanx)]

yeah im connected alright... i don't know what the problem was, but it worked it self out... thank you for the reply though

--- On Tue, 9/16/08, lordskid <email address hidden> wrote:
From: lordskid <email address hidden>
Subject: [Bug 271149] Re: says avialble but will not connect fully, plus my buddy list is empty
To: <email address hidden>
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 11:20 PM

Did you check if you are connected to your internet provider? Are you
using wireless or wired connection? Sometimes roaming mode in wireless
gives me headache especially if I connect to a wireless network with
DHCP off and is WEP protected. The Signal bar turns blue but if I right
click that icon and click Connection Information, that's when I find out
that I don't have an IP address.

Meanwhile pidgin buddy list will display a small error at the bottom.
and it will have a reconnect button. So what I do is to first check that
my internet connection is okay, then press reconnect in pidgin and all
will be okay.

I hope this helps.

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says avialble but will not connect fully, plus my buddy list is empty
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Status in “pidgin” source package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: pidgin

im not sure on too much of what you guys are asking me to include in this but i
will do the best i can... im using ubuntu8.04 from a disc.. im using the pigeon
that came with that disc.

i try to connect and well it says available, but i can't do anything like
as if i was. the buddy list is empty and well i can't do anything

i don't know how else to describe it, says available but i don't think
thats true

sorry im a noob when it comes to this ubuntu stuff

thanks for your time

kyle b. sisson

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Sep 16 22:21:23 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/pidgin
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Package: pidgin 1:2.4.1-1ubuntu2.1
PackageArchitecture: i386
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: pidgin
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686

[Andreas Moog (ampelbein)]

This bug report is being closed due to your last comment regarding this being fixed with an update. For future reference you can manage the status of your own bugs by clicking on the current status in the yellow line and then choosing a new status in the revealed drop down box. You can learn more about bug statuses at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Status. Thank you again for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. Please submit any future bugs you may find.