Public bug reported: This happens to both the nm-applet from Maverick and from the PPA on launch of nm-applet. Output from lsusb:
$ lsusb | grep "Mobile Broadband" Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bdb:1900 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV F3507g Mobile Broadband Module A workaround is to stop NetworkManager, re-run nm-applet and start NetworkManager again. Oh and of course, the full error message (with version 0.8.1.998 from PPA, will see later if the line number changed from the Maverick version) ERROR:applet-device-gsm.c:769:gsm_get_secrets: assertion failed: (info) ** Affects: network-manager-applet (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Description changed: This happens to both the nm-applet from Maverick and from the PPA on launch of nm-applet. Output from lsusb: $ lsusb | grep "Mobile Broadband" Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bdb:1900 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV F3507g Mobile Broadband Module A workaround is to stop NetworkManager, re-run nm-applet and start NetworkManager again. + + Oh and of course, the full error message: + + ERROR:applet-device-gsm.c:769:gsm_get_secrets: assertion failed: (info) ** Description changed: This happens to both the nm-applet from Maverick and from the PPA on launch of nm-applet. Output from lsusb: $ lsusb | grep "Mobile Broadband" Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bdb:1900 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV F3507g Mobile Broadband Module A workaround is to stop NetworkManager, re-run nm-applet and start NetworkManager again. - Oh and of course, the full error message: + Oh and of course, the full error message (with version 0.8.1.988 from + PPA, will see later if the line number changed from the Maverick + version) ERROR:applet-device-gsm.c:769:gsm_get_secrets: assertion failed: (info) ** Description changed: This happens to both the nm-applet from Maverick and from the PPA on launch of nm-applet. Output from lsusb: $ lsusb | grep "Mobile Broadband" Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bdb:1900 Ericsson Business Mobile Networks BV F3507g Mobile Broadband Module A workaround is to stop NetworkManager, re-run nm-applet and start NetworkManager again. - Oh and of course, the full error message (with version 0.8.1.988 from + Oh and of course, the full error message (with version 0.8.1.998 from PPA, will see later if the line number changed from the Maverick version) ERROR:applet-device-gsm.c:769:gsm_get_secrets: assertion failed: (info) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/721106 Title: nm-applet crashes with assertion error in applet-device- gsm.c:769:gsm_get_secrets -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs