For me I find the solution, I need to delete the content of /etc/network/interfaces (or just leave the lo interface in it).. After that nm-applet will be able to administrate the nic interfaces.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to network-manager-applet in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1004333 Title: nm-applet is removed from panel just after start of applet Status in “network-manager-applet” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Hi After an update of my Xubuntu laptop to 12.4 from 11.10 I have not seen the nm-applet. It is not in the panel when I start the PC, even though the nm-applet process is running. I have tried stopping the process and restarting from terminal to see the error output, but it doesn't make any sense for me: ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area ** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area ** Message: applet now removed from the notification area (nm-applet:4449): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed ** Message: using fallback from indicator to GtkStatusIcon ** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area (nm-applet:4449): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed (nm-applet:4449): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed (nm-applet:4449): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed (nm-applet:4449): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed (nm-applet:4449): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed (nm-applet:4449): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed (nm-applet:4449): GdkPixbuf-CRITICAL **: gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple: assertion `dest_width > 0' failed The Last line is repeated until I press ctrl+c which then writes a couple of lines: ^C** Message: PID 0 (we are 4449) sent signal 2, shutting down... ** Message: moving back from GtkStatusIcon to indicator (nm-applet:4449): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_status_icon_set_visible: assertion `GTK_IS_STATUS_ICON (status_icon)' failed The network manager correctly connects to the networks defined, but I cannot control which connections should be active and switch between my eth0 connections. I hope that you can help me. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager-applet/+bug/1004333/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
