knetworkmanager is not starting automatically on start up

vike4 · May 23, 2011, 3:35pm

hi kde knetworkmanager is not starting on startup.i am starting this manually every time on login to connect to network…how to make it start automatically?

nrickert · May 23, 2011, 4:42pm

Did you turn it off?

Try: Personal Settings -->Startup and Shutdown → Service Manager

Make sure that “Network Manager User Settings Service” is checked.

The above is for opensuse 11.4, KDE 4.6.0 . The wording might be different in other versions.

vike4 · May 24, 2011, 4:42pm

there is no network manager user settings service in servicemanager.what should i do next?

Romanator · May 24, 2011, 5:22pm

I would recommend installing “plasmoid-networkmanagent” packages using Yast. This will replace the old network manager.

Then you will see it show up in Personal Settings -->Startup and Shutdown.

Cheers!

Romanator

Romanator · May 24, 2011, 5:25pm

In addition, I would recommend updating the plasmoid-networkmanagement using UpdatedApps repo provided below:

http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/KDE:/UpdatedApps/openSUSE_11.4/

There is a better version.

nrickert · May 24, 2011, 6:08pm

Yes, you are correct. My mistake. As others have suggested, you should install the plasmoid networkmanager applet. That will replace knetworkmanager. And it is the plasmoid that shows up in service manager.

Romanator · May 24, 2011, 6:15pm

Good to hear. You should see an improvement with the newer plasmoid-networkmanagement applet.

Also, I would recommend updating to 4.6.3. There are a lot of bug fixes and improvements.

vike4 · May 24, 2011, 6:31pm

i can’t use plasmoid.because i am using mobile broadband to connect with network.if i connect mobile broadband using knetwork it will ask me contry,service provider to connect.my work will be simple and it has the correct firmware for my mobile device.plasmoid has the above?

Romanator · May 24, 2011, 6:45pm

If using mobile broadband you need to navigate to:

Configure Desktop → Network Settings → Select the Mobile Broadband tab
Click on the Add button and fill out the empty fields.

It should work every time. You may have to reboot your system to see the changes.
Please ensure that you add the UpdatedApps repository and update the plasmoid-networkmanagement applet.

martin_helm · May 24, 2011, 6:55pm

What contains your file
~/.kde4/share/config/networkmanagementrc
It should have an entry

[General]
Autostart=true

Romanator · May 24, 2011, 7:12pm

Martin,
My settings show:

[General]
Autostart=true

[SystemTray]
NetworkingEnabled=true
WirelessEnabled=true

Also, vike4 didn’t have the plasmoid-networkmanagement applet installed. Once he installed it, his problems were resolved.

vike4 · May 24, 2011, 7:39pm

Martin what are you trying to say?how to go to that path?

martin_helm · May 24, 2011, 7:43pm

open a terminal and write

kwrite ~/.kde4/share/config/networkmanagementrc

martin_helm · May 24, 2011, 7:48pm

@Romanator: The question about networkmanagementrc was not for you. I just want to point at the original problem. Usually there is no need to install a different software just because a setting is lost. But probably the plasmoid is better (I do not use it, I use knetworkmanager).

vike4 · May 25, 2011, 7:00am

My problem is resolved.after selecting defaults in service manager.thanks for helping me guys.

Romanator · May 25, 2011, 6:47pm

@martin_helm Understood
@vike4 You are welcome.

martin_helm · May 25, 2011, 7:26pm

Romanator wrote:

>
> @martin_helm
> Understood
@Romanator:
Sometimes I tend to forget that there is a bit of a mixture when and where
the answers appear, I use nntp with knode and I see everything threaded.
Sometimes I forget that the default in the web interface seems to be to show
everything flat and even worse that due to the 30 min synchronisation
between web and nntp users it is sometimes weird to see what belongs to what
and when was it posted.

@vike4:
Glad to hear you have it working. Welcome.

vike4 · May 25, 2011, 7:39pm

I want to ask a question.when i saw the subforum network.this thread had been five stared who added that stars.

tk83 · June 1, 2011, 11:42pm

Thanks for that tip, I had the exact same problem as the OP and this solved it for me. It still irritates me though that the central control panel thing can’t control what starts and what doesn’t - some apps/widgets/whatevers require this kind of manual tweaking.

martin_helm · June 2, 2011, 12:15am

tk83 wrote:

> Thanks for that tip, I had the exact same problem as the OP and this
> solved it for me. It still irritates me though that the central control
> panel thing can’t control what starts and what doesn’t - some
> apps/widgets/whatevers require this kind of manual tweaking.
>
I am not sure if that is a feature or a bug in kde