Version: (using KDE KDE 3.5.5) Installed from: Ubuntu Packages OS: Linux I mostly use knetworkmanager with encrypted wifi networks, on a laptop (HP nc6400, 2-GB, edgy up-to-date per 'wajig daily-upgrade' 15 minutes ago). When I log in, I see a kwallet password prompt, asking if I'd like to allow knetworkmanager (or sometimes dcop) access. When I type my password immediately, everything is fine. But I use session autoresume in kde, so sometimes various programs are launching and I can't immediately type in my password. When this happens, kwallet still appears to open ok, but knetworkmanager appears to freeze: its icon in the systray disappears, leaving just an empty square. Neither right-clicking nor left-clicking in that space does anything. This problem has been discussed on the ubuntu forums: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=280571 and has also been reported in suse: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=206641 - the suse report suggests that it's a deadlock. Workaround: kill knetworkmanager, then use ALT-F2 to start it again. $ pgrep -f knetworkmanager | xargs kill $ apt-show-versions knetworkmanager knetworkmanager/edgy uptodate 0.1-0ubuntu1
Created attachment 18802 [details] Syslog for KNetworkManager hang Same problem here. Although I have the KWalletManager password set to blank, so I don't get prompted for it. But I sometimes get the same behavior in which there's just a blank icon in the tray and the connection does not start up. This happens about 1 out of every 5 boot-ups. I have attached part of the syslog for one episode.
Separate bugs have been filed for Kubuntu (#69118) and SUSE (#206641). Seems to be the same one.
I had the same problem. I solved it by adding the following line to .desktop file of knetworkmanager : X-DCOP-ServiceType=Unique See the documentation at : http://developer.kde.org/documentation/library/cvs-api/kdelibs-apidocs/kdecore/html/classKApplication.html and http://developer.kde.org/documentation/library/cvs-api/kdelibs-apidocs/kdecore/html/classKUniqueApplication.html
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I can confirm that this bug exists, although I'm afraid I can't add much more. I can confirm that setting the DCOP servicetype to unique does NOT fix the issue, unless I'm just setting it in the wrong file, which I don't believe I am. Still looking for a fix for this.
Fixed in SVN
For many people (including me) the bug is not fixed. Please take a look the last comments of ubuntu's bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/69118 Thank you
I dont have an account for https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=206641#c34 but if Helmut Schaa could post the diff he's used for this bug, i'd appreciate it. We're still getting this bug in kubuntu, but havent pulled a SVN update recently. Cherry picking a patch may be the smarter option, depending on what it is.