[solved] Wireless network issues after installing gnome3

dave1022 · 2011-05-06 14:18:21

After installing gnome 3 I can't connect to my wireless network any more. I start gnome using 'xinit gnome-session' after loggin in at a command line. Here are some relavent ouptuts:

$ ifconfig
eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:25:4B:8D:B7:07  
          inet6 addr: fe80::225:4bff:fe8d:b707/64 Scope:Link
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:10 

eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 00:25:4B:BE:74:BC  
          UP BROADCAST MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:0 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 
          RX bytes:0 (0.0 b)  TX bytes:0 (0.0 b)
          Interrupt:20 Base address:0x6000 

lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
          inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
          inet6 addr: ::1/128 Scope:Host
          UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
          RX packets:32 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
          TX packets:32 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
          RX bytes:1920 (1.8 Kb)  TX bytes:1920 (1.8 Kb)

$ iwconfig
lo        no wireless extensions.

eth0      IEEE 802.11  Nickname:""
          Access Point: Not-Associated   
          Link Quality:5  Signal level:0  Noise level:234
          Rx invalid nwid:0  invalid crypt:0  invalid misc:0

eth1      no wireless extensions.

Trying to connect to a network through gnome-control-center:

$ sudo gnome-control-center

** (gnome-control-center:6172): WARNING **: Error in getting active connection 'Vpn' property: (19) Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist


** (gnome-control-center:6172): WARNING **: _nm_object_array_demarshal: couldn't create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnection/4

** (gnome-control-center:6172): WARNING **: Error in getting active connection 'Vpn' property: (19) Method "Get" with signature "ss" on interface "org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties" doesn't exist


** (gnome-control-center:6172): WARNING **: _nm_object_array_demarshal: couldn't create object for /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/ActiveConnect

xterm output when trying to connect through the network applet:

Window manager warning: Log level 16: Device activation failed: (32) Insufficient privileges

Last edited by dave1022 (2011-05-14 17:14:12)

wonder · 2011-05-06 14:22:34

firstly you didn't read the gnome 3 wiki, secondly, why on earth are you running gnome-control-center as root. you are breaking your local config permissions

dave1022 · 2011-05-06 14:30:39

wonder wrote:

firstly you didn't read the gnome 3 wiki

I think I have read the gnome 3 wiki, which part it particular do you think I've missed?

wonder wrote:

, secondly, why on earth are you running gnome-control-center as root. you are breaking your local config permissions

Because the xterm message said 'insufficient priveledges', so I figured running as root may give me the sufficient priveledges. And I do not know any better.

iskandr · 2011-05-06 18:24:53

Hello,

I'm having problems with my wireless network connections, too. I did a fresh arch install with gnome3 some days ago to avoid any issues when upgrading, but i just can't access any wireless networks now. Everything else works like a charm, though. I followed the usual steps to set up my network/wifi with all the required modules and packages (broadcom-wl from the AUR, etc.) but it doesn't work like it did with gnome2 and xfce4.

My iwconfig/ifconfig output looks like dave1022's. Don't know if this is of any help...

The nm-applet in the gnome3 "panel" actually lists nearby wireless networks, but once I click on one of them, gnome asks me for authentification with my root password (user password does not work). I don't think it should be this way. If I enter my root password here, nothing happens whenever I click on the concerned network to connect to it. I deleted the /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/<SSID> file to reset the authentification process.
I tried to consult the gnome3 pages in the wiki, but couldn't find any valueable hints either...does anyone have any idea what I might have done wrong or forgotten?

Last edited by iskandr (2011-05-06 18:27:43)

dave1022 · 2011-05-07 15:03:53

Okay, I'm now starting gnome 3 using the method described on the wiki page (.xinitrc and startx) and I'm still having problems.

Kopsis · 2011-05-08 13:38:09

I was having the same problem. Try installing network-manager-applet:

sudo pacman -S network-manager-applet

That fixed it for me. Thanks to jteixeira and this thread https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=116444 for the solution.

dave1022 · 2011-05-11 16:37:27

Installed network-manager-applet, and I'm still having exactly the same problem.

Slurp · 2011-05-14 16:48:51

iskandr wrote:

Hello,
I'm having problems with my wireless network connections, too. I did a fresh arch install with gnome3 some days ago to avoid any issues when upgrading, but i just can't access any wireless networks now. Everything else works like a charm, though. I followed the usual steps to set up my network/wifi with all the required modules and packages (broadcom-wl from the AUR, etc.) but it doesn't work like it did with gnome2 and xfce4.
My iwconfig/ifconfig output looks like dave1022's. Don't know if this is of any help...
The nm-applet in the gnome3 "panel" actually lists nearby wireless networks, but once I click on one of them, gnome asks me for authentification with my root password (user password does not work). I don't think it should be this way. If I enter my root password here, nothing happens whenever I click on the concerned network to connect to it. I deleted the /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/<SSID> file to reset the authentification process.
I tried to consult the gnome3 pages in the wiki, but couldn't find any valueable hints either...does anyone have any idea what I might have done wrong or forgotten?

It's exactly the same for me and it's driving me nuts. I'm using iwl3945

[EDIT]

Well... actually installing the applet solved it for me. Is the applet actually needed for Gnome 3 or is a workaround?

Last edited by Slurp (2011-05-14 17:11:19)

dave1022 · 2011-05-14 17:13:46

Yes, installing the applet actually did solve it for me, after I restarted. Thanks Kposis

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[solved] Wireless network issues after installing gnome3

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