wifi icon is not refreshed after login page

mshlinux · 06-23-2016, 07:32 PM

I have a small glitch.
In fresh installed Fedora 24, if I start my computer, GDM's login page shows Wifi icon and connect to my network. Then I login and that Wifi icon disappears on Gnome-shell's top bar. But I have connection and I can use internet.

If I turn off and on my Wifi, that Wifi icon would appear back.

What is that? How can I fix it?

RockDoctor · 06-25-2016, 02:18 PM

I'm running Fedora Rawhide Mate, if that matters. Since the introduction of Network Manager, the networking icon has always appeared in the panel of whatever desktop I've used when nm-applet is run. Perhaps, for some reason, Gnome isn't running nm-applet at session startup. Easy enough to check

Code:

~$ ps x | grep nm-applet
 1407 ?        Sl     0:01 nm-applet
 3725 pts/0    S+     0:00 grep --color=auto nm-applet

mshlinux · 06-26-2016, 04:44 AM

I check this when the system connected to my wifi and no wifi icon on top-bar of gnome-shell

Code:

[msh@localhost ~]$ ps x | grep nm-applet
 2460 pts/0    S+     0:00 grep --color=auto nm-applet

It seems nm-applet is running.
But no wifi icon on top bar.

RockDoctor · 06-27-2016, 07:15 AM

Actually, it shows nm-applet is not running. Note the line in my output with pid 1407. You should be able to press Alt-F2 to bring up the run dialog (I assume Gnome still lets you do that) and then enter nm-applet as the program to run. Press the run button, and you should be good to go.