[SOLVED][GNOME] Network Notification Icon Tray on Top Panel

FenrirAB · 2014-04-15 05:13:08

hello ArchCommunity,

first thing's first... I'm new to Arch (the cliche')
it was a miracle i made it (really, thanks to the well documented installation guide)

anyways a little back story. It took me 4 times to FINALLY install ArchLinux due to: (1) im an idiot; (2) wlan_0 BS (aka I'm an idiot) (3)didnt install xorg for GNOME 3 (aka im an idiot)

anyways here we go... i manage to install GNOME 3, make sudo using visudo, and enable && start netctl-auto@wlan_0 via systemctl....

the wired network is good,
the wireless network is good,
everything's good...

... exept one thing, the Network Notification Icon Tray on Top Panel is not showing up...

i did a few things to maybe work it out
i used the GNOME NETWORK CONNECTION (GUI) and tried Adding a new Connection... but it seems i cannot edit the textfield (unclickable, untypeable textfields)

i tried going to Setting >> Network... but a new optionpane states that "The system network services are not compatible with this version"... i tried Adding Network Connection but im not familiar with the 4 choices it brought up... VPN, Bond, Bridge, VLAN

i can see that my network is working because when i go to Network Tool (GUI) i can see all the stats and connection... plus im writing on a forum...

anyways.. long story short:

i just want the Network Notification Icon Tray on my top panel...
any help will be greatly appreciated

THANKS IN ADVANCE! ^_^

Last edited by FenrirAB (2014-04-16 19:58:12)

ewaller · 2014-04-15 05:26:45

Welcome to Arch Linux. How are you managing your network? It looks like you are using netctl. It is a nice way to do it, and it is the one I use. Gnome, however, uses NetworkManager and its GUI tools are a front end for that solution. That is why Gnome is indicating that the controls are disabled -- there is no backend to which to talk.

So, you can use tools designed to work with netctl (wifi-menu or [experimental]netgui)
Or, you can install NetworkManager. Disable netctl. Enable NetworkManager.
Or (what I do) use conky to give me the status and just let netctl do its magic.

Last edited by ewaller (2014-04-15 05:30:28)

FenrirAB · 2014-04-15 05:47:18

wow. thanks for the quick reply... this NetworkManager seem to caught my eye... anyway you walk me through the process... conky looks great.. however, im not really planning on populating my desktop... so the Notification is exactly what im looking for... i try pacman -S NetworkManager and it said that its not found im wonder on how to approach this... if it type systemctl disable netctl-auto@wlp18s0 does it require to reboot the system in order to enable networkmanager.. also, how do i get about this network manager.. doesnt seem like its in the official repo no? or am i looking at it wrong?

THANKS IN ADVANCE ^_^

ewaller · 2014-04-15 06:01:17

You will want to readstudy the output of man pacman
Using it in search mode shows:

ewaller$@$odin ~ 1001 %pacman -Ss NetworkManager
extra/libnm-qt 0.9.8.1-1
    Qt-only wrapper for NetworkManager DBus API
extra/network-manager-applet 0.9.8.8-1 [installed]
    GNOME frontends to NetWorkmanager
extra/networkmanager 0.9.8.8-3 [installed]
    Network Management daemon
extra/networkmanager-openconnect 0.9.8.6-1
    NetworkManager VPN integration for openconnect
extra/networkmanager-openvpn 0.9.8.4-1
    NetworkManager VPN plugin for OpenVPN
extra/networkmanager-pptp 0.9.8.4-2
    NetworkManager VPN plugin for pptp
extra/networkmanager-vpnc 0.9.8.6-1
    NetworkManager VPN plugin for vpnc
community/networkmanager-dispatcher-ntpd 1.0-6
    Dispatcher Script for ntpd
community/networkmanager-dispatcher-openntpd 1.0-5
    Dispatcher Script for openntpd
community/networkmanager-dispatcher-sshd 1.0-4
    Dispatcher Script for sshd
ewaller$@$odin ~ 1002 %

The important line there is :
extra/networkmanager 0.9.8.8-3 [installed]
It shows the name in all lower case. Pacman is case sensitive.
If you use the disable function only, use you have to reboot. You can (in addition to disable) use systemctl stop netctl-auto and not require a reboot.

Be advised, asking to be walked through a process will draw a rapid rebuke around these parts. We insist that people read the manuals and the wikis first; Then we are more than happy to help with any questions or problems. Yes, it can be like trying to drink out of a fire hose; that is the way we are

FenrirAB · 2014-04-15 06:47:23

ok... i know im pretty close i am looking at this https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Ne … se_install and i know it has something to do with this... like the note says i should stop the netctl... but if i did i would have no internet connection... now i know its so that theres not conflict in between.. ok. so how do i start networkmanager... i tried systemctl enable networkmanager but its says not found....

THANKS FOR BEING PATIENT WITH ME

FenrirAB · 2014-04-15 06:54:22

service i have so far

[table]
[fenrirab@thegrid ~]$ systemctl --type=service
UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION
accounts-daemon.service loaded active running Accounts Service
colord.service loaded active running Manage, Install and Generate
dbus.service loaded active running D-Bus System Message Bus
● dhcpcd@enp19s0.service loaded failed failed dhcpcd on enp19s0
gdm.service loaded active running GNOME Display Manager
kmod-static-nodes.service loaded active exited Create list of required stat
netctl-auto@wlp18s0.service loaded active running Automatic wireless network c
ntpd.service loaded active running Network Time Service
polkit.service loaded active running Authorization Manager
rtkit-daemon.service loaded active running RealtimeKit Scheduling Polic
systemd-backlight@backlight:acpi_video0.service loaded active exited Load/Sav
systemd-backlight@backlight:intel_backlight.service loaded active exited Load
systemd-fsck@dev-sda5.service loaded active exited File System Check on /dev/
systemd-fsck@dev-sda8.service loaded active exited File System Check on /dev/
systemd-fsck@dev-sda9.service loaded active exited File System Check on /dev/
systemd-hostnamed.service loaded active running Hostname Service
systemd-journald.service loaded active running Journal Service
systemd-localed.service loaded active running Locale Service
systemd-logind.service loaded active running Login Service
systemd-random-seed.service loaded active exited Load/Save Random Seed
systemd-remount-fs.service loaded active exited Remount Root and Kernel File
systemd-rfkill@rfkill0.service loaded active exited Load/Save RF Kill Switch
[/table]

ewaller · 2014-04-15 15:43:14

The service is called NetworkManager.service. The package is called networkmanager. Both Pacman and Sytemctl are case sensitive

FenrirAB · 2014-04-15 18:24:13

looks like i fixed it....

it seems along the many things i wrote in the terminal... i happened to have created a netctl profile that contains my netctl@interface\SSID.service and it was conflicting with the NetworkManager...

when i disable AND stop the netctl@wlp18s0... it seem as though the profile is still there... when i looked at systemctl | grep netctl

i tried disabling and stopping the netctl@interface\SSID but it doesnt seem to go away when i check the list

i didnt the TechSupport 101 (aka turning the laptop off and turning it back off) and viola... the NetworkManager.service was able to turn on...

THANKS ewaller

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[SOLVED][GNOME] Network Notification Icon Tray on Top Panel

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