** Description changed: ************ 💥 WARNING 💥 ************ If you are still experiencing this bug please don't comment here, but create a new report: (https://goo.gl/teQ0XV) - [Impact] - NM needs to re-read the DEVTYPE after the device name changed, an example is that WiFi network list disappears from network manager applet + ****************** + HOW TO REPRODUCE + ****************** + Boot the system. - [Testcase] - 1. Boot the system. It should include a wireless device. - 2. In a terminal, run 'nmcli dev'. - 3. In the correct case, the line for the wireless device should read "wifi" under the TYPE column. In a failure case, it will read "ethernet". + ******** + RESULT + ******** + From time to time, some of these happen: + - The applet doesn't list any wireless network. + - The applet doesn't show the name of the current network. + - The icon shows the wired connection symbol, instead of the wifi one. - After upgrading to the new version, the repeating the above steps should - give expected behavior. + ************* + WORK AROUND + ************* + (http://askubuntu.com/questions/762198/16-04-lts-wifi-connection-issues) - [Regression Potential] - Potential of causing regression is relatively small for a one line change to re-read a value to be known. + ***** + FIX + ***** + The applet needs to re-read the DEVTYPE after the device name changed. - --- + ******************* + HOW TO TEST A FIX + ******************* + In the Terminal application enter: + nmcli dev - Problems:- - - 1. The network manager applet does not show the list of WiFI APs it can find. - 2. The network manager applet does not the name of the AP to which it is connected - 3. The icon of the applet shows two vertical arrows in opposite direction - the wired connection symbol and NOT the wifi connected icon. - - Temporary Workaround:- - Log out and again log back in. + If it works, in the line for the wireless device, the TYPE column should + be "wifi". If it doesn't it will be "ethernet".
** Summary changed: - [SRU] Re-read the link type if the name changed + WiFi network list disappears ** Summary changed: - WiFi network list disappears + WiFi networks list disappears -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to network-manager in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1574347 Title: WiFi networks list disappears (device type not reloaded) Status in NetworkManager: Fix Released Status in OEM Priority Project: Fix Released Status in network-manager package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in network-manager source package in Xenial: Fix Released Bug description: ************ 💥 WARNING 💥 ************ If you are still experiencing this bug please don't comment here, but create a new report: (https://goo.gl/teQ0XV) ****************** HOW TO REPRODUCE ****************** Boot the system. ******** RESULT ******** From time to time, some of these happen: - The applet doesn't list any wireless network. - The applet doesn't show the name of the current network. - The icon shows the wired connection symbol, instead of the wifi one. ************* WORK AROUND ************* (http://askubuntu.com/questions/762198/16-04-lts-wifi-connection-issues) ***** FIX ***** The applet needs to re-read the DEVTYPE after the device name changed. ******************* HOW TO TEST A FIX ******************* In the Terminal application enter: nmcli dev If it works, in the line for the wireless device, the TYPE column should be "wifi". If it doesn't it will be "ethernet". To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/network-manager/+bug/1574347/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
