NetworkManager - No auto start up

[orsula]

Hi,
I have F8 with NetwrokManager working fine, but it will not startup on its own after reboot.
Under System>Personal>Sessions, I have two entries for the NM:
One has the command 'nm-applet --sm-disable'.
The other has 'sudo NetworkManager'.

After reboot, the wired internet connection works, but the wireless only works if I give the command 'sudo NetworkManager' at the prompt and only then I get the usual icon (reception bars) in the top panel.

Any ideas why NM wouldn't start automatically, but only a manual prompt command?
Thanks.

[glennzo]

Orsula, I only have the first entry in System > Preferences > Personal > Sessions. That's default and not something I added. What I think you need to do is to go to System > Administration > Services and start NetworkManager. Also check the box so it starts at boot. Save and exit. You should then see the icon in the top panel.

Edit: Forgot the screen shot.

[orsula]

You got it! Thanks. My Systems>Administration>Services was not checked for some reason.
Would you happen to know how to get NM to connect immediately after reboot/relogin? It always takes about a minute before NM tries to acquire the wireless networks. It connects fine, but why the wait time? I have a WinXP partition and there I get Wi-Fi immediately when I login.

Thanks again.

[glennzo]

No idea. Haven't had that issue as mine always connects right away.

[fb2007]

I have similar problem, when I try to start NetworkManager I get an error: NetworkManager dead but subsys locked! I tried as described above.

Thanks in advance

[nyjetshead]

Has it worked at all? Recent install.?
NM its set to start on boot as well as the dispatcher as per glenzo's attachment?
Click on NM and NMdispatcher in this window are they running?
You can restart them here if you wish.

[Iron_Mike]

Originally Posted by orsula

You got it! Thanks. My Systems>Administration>Services was not checked for some reason.
Would you happen to know how to get NM to connect immediately after reboot/relogin? It always takes about a minute before NM tries to acquire the wireless networks. It connects fine, but why the wait time? I have a WinXP partition and there I get Wi-Fi immediately when I login.

Thanks again.

NM will sort of remember the last AP you connected and will try to connect again. On my laptop it will connect automatically as soo as the desktop appears.

[fb2007]

Originally Posted by nyjetshead

Has it worked at all? Recent install.?
NM its set to start on boot as well as the dispatcher as per glenzo's attachment?
Click on NM and NMdispatcher in this window are they running?
You can restart them here if you wish.

Yes it worked, but then I updated my system, and they stopped working. NetworkManager Dispatcher is working (status: NetworkManagerDispatcher (pid 10858) is running...), but NetworkManager doesnt (status: NetworkManager dead but subsys locked).

[nyjetshead]

Be sure NM is killed.
Then go to /var/lock/subsys
Delete NetworkManager.
Reboot. Hopefully that does it.