[Bug 351032] Re: Desktop locks up when wireless network drops

2009-12-12 Thread Tom Chiverton
You can automate the replacement of knetworkmanager by writing a file .kde/Autostart/nm-applet : #!/bin/bash sleep 10 killall /usr/bin/knetworkmanager nm-applet & then chmod +x it. Can't believe this hasn't been fixed as a higher priority - simple sliding the hardware enable/disable switch is e

[Bug 351032] Re: Desktop locks up when wireless network drops

2009-11-17 Thread Tom Chiverton
Yup, still happens here too, most often when resuming from hibernate. Things that seem to help (or at least mean doesn't need a reboot to fix). Don't use knetworkmanager use 'nm-applet' (killall knetworkmanager;nm-applet &) - only needed once at login Restart network manager and/or networking (/e

[Bug 351032] Re: Desktop locks up when wireless network drops

2009-11-17 Thread Neil Smith
Dual boot Vista/Kubuntu 9.10 HP 6715b laptop. The wireless under Kubuntu frequently drop outs when copying large files across the network. The desktop becomes unresponsive and the system needs to be rebooted. It's so unreliable that the system is unusable using wireless on Kubuntu. Previous OpenS