Linux Ubuntu problem
I run Ubuntu on one of my laptops. Recently, an "update" came through and when it was done, my laptop WiFi was gone. I have no signal indicator at the top and I cannot connect to my router any longe...
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Got home and tried all of the suggestions given. Not much luck!:(
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It is on a Toshiba L305 64 bit, running Windows 7 Home Edition with Ubuntu as an optional boot.
Using Windows right now to get online.
Chris:
I tried both of your suggestions and could not decipher the results. Here is what came up on the screen. Perhaps you can explain them?
Results of Chris Bryant suggestions:
HERE IS WHAT I GOT WHEN I TYPED nm-connection-editor:
"** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Could not initialize NMClient /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Invalid setting Wi-Fi: ssid
** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Invalid setting Wi-Fi: ssid
** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Invalid setting Wi-Fi: ssid
** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Invalid setting Wi-Fi: ssid
barney@barney-Satellite-L305:~$
___________________________________________________________________________________
HERE IS WHAT I GOT WHEN I TYPED nm-applet:
"barney@barney-Satellite-L305:~$ nm-applet
** (nm-applet:2768): WARNING **: Could not initialize NMClient /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files
(nm-applet:2768): nm-applet-WARNING **: Error connecting to ModemManager: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.ModemManager1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Cannot launch daemon, file not found or permissions invalid
(nm-applet:2768): nm-applet-WARNING **: Could not find ShellVersion property on org.gnome.Shell after 5 tries
(nm-applet:2768): nm-applet-WARNING **: Failed to register as an agent: (2) The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files"
Thank you very much for reading that long quote and for the help.
Barney
I am running Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It is on a Toshiba L305 64 bit, running Windows 7 Home Edition with Ubuntu as an optional boot.
Using Windows right now to get online.
Chris:
I tried both of your suggestions and could not decipher the results. Here is what came up on the screen. Perhaps you can explain them?
Results of Chris Bryant suggestions:
HERE IS WHAT I GOT WHEN I TYPED nm-connection-editor:
"** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Could not initialize NMClient /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_new_with_path: assertion 'path_is_valid (path)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GIO-CRITICAL **: g_settings_get_value: assertion 'G_IS_SETTINGS (settings)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_type: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_type_is_subtype_of: assertion 'g_variant_type_check (type)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_get_boolean: assertion 'g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_BOOLEAN)' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_variant_unref: assertion 'value != NULL' failed
(nm-connection-editor:2607): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: assertion 'G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Invalid setting Wi-Fi: ssid
** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Invalid setting Wi-Fi: ssid
** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Invalid setting Wi-Fi: ssid
** (nm-connection-editor:2607): WARNING **: Invalid setting Wi-Fi: ssid
barney@barney-Satellite-L305:~$
___________________________________________________________________________________
HERE IS WHAT I GOT WHEN I TYPED nm-applet:
"barney@barney-Satellite-L305:~$ nm-applet
** (nm-applet:2768): WARNING **: Could not initialize NMClient /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager: The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files
(nm-applet:2768): nm-applet-WARNING **: Error connecting to ModemManager: Error calling StartServiceByName for org.freedesktop.ModemManager1: GDBus.Error:org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.Spawn.ExecFailed: Cannot launch daemon, file not found or permissions invalid
(nm-applet:2768): nm-applet-WARNING **: Could not find ShellVersion property on org.gnome.Shell after 5 tries
(nm-applet:2768): nm-applet-WARNING **: Failed to register as an agent: (2) The name org.freedesktop.NetworkManager was not provided by any .service files"
Thank you very much for reading that long quote and for the help.
Barney
