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faviouz

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Registered: 2011-09-15

Posts: 10

[SOLVED] Network Manager Applet

One of the things I got used to from Ubuntu is the network manager applet, which allows managing connections with ease. As instructed in the Wiki, I tried installing it with the following commands:

pacman -S networkmanager

pacman -S network-manager-applet

And then launched it by typing

nm-applet

But this comes up in the terminal:

(nm-applet:1518): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_visual_get_red_pixel_details: assertion `GDK_IS_VISUAL (visual)' failed

(nm-applet:1518): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_visual_get_green_pixel_details: assertion `GDK_IS_VISUAL (visual)' failed

(nm-applet:1518): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_visual_get_blue_pixel_details: assertion `GDK_IS_VISUAL (visual)' failed
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area

(nm-applet:1518): libnotify-WARNING **: Failed to connect to proxy

** (nm-applet:1518): WARNING **: get_all_cb: couldn't retrieve system settings properties: (25) Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1.

** (nm-applet:1518): WARNING **: fetch_connections_done: error fetching connections: (25) Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1.

** (nm-applet:1518): WARNING **: Failed to register as an agent: (25) Launch helper exited with unknown return code 1
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area

In the notification area the icon looked like it was going to show up, but it's removed immediately.

I'm not even sure if I can connect to a wireless connection without this, can I? I wouldn't mind using a different method for connecting to my wireless connection, just as long as it works and it automatically connects when I login. So if anyone has got a better idea, please share it with me. In the mean time, what would I need to do to fix this and have the network manager applet working?

Last edited by faviouz (2011-09-15 15:52:50)

dodo3773

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Registered: 2011-03-17

Posts: 814

Re: [SOLVED] Network Manager Applet

Is the networkmanager daemon started?

sudo /etc/rc.d/networkmanager start

Maybe try restarting it if it is:

sudo /etc/rc.d/networkmanager restart

faviouz

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Registered: 2011-09-15

Posts: 10

Re: [SOLVED] Network Manager Applet

Thanks for the quick reply dodo3773!

It worked excellently! I also added networkmanager to the daemons array and it loads on boot now, which is great.

karol

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 25,440

Re: [SOLVED] Network Manager Applet

Is the issue fixed? If so, please mark this thread as solved.

We have also a nice wiki:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … er#Testing
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … it_daemons

faviouz

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Registered: 2011-09-15

Posts: 10

Re: [SOLVED] Network Manager Applet

Silly me, I should have scrolled down a bit more on that Wiki article. I'll be sure to pay more attention next time!

Thanks karol, I've marked the thread as solved.

Last edited by faviouz (2011-09-15 15:56:18)

dodo3773

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Registered: 2011-03-17

Posts: 814

Re: [SOLVED] Network Manager Applet

Thanks for the quick reply dodo3773!

It worked excellently! I also added networkmanager to the daemons array and it loads on boot now, which is great.

No problem. Glad to help. As karol said the wiki has many tips and tricks for almost anything that you need to get your system up and running. Make sure to read through the rest of the networkmanager one in regards to  gnome-keyring, groups, etc.. Take care and welcome to Arch Linux Forums.