Hi.
I cannot enable the nm-applet in my Linux environment on my Android 7.1.2 OnePlus One device. Without enabling, I am unable to add/edit connection or connect wireless to wlan1.
Been trying to resolve this problem for 2 weeks, but cannot find a solution. Hopefully someone can help. Thanks: TC.

Info:
- ROM: Lineageos 14.1 bacon Android 7.1.2 Marshmallow. Device: OnePlus One.
- Uname: Linux Nethunter 3.15. Kernel 3.4.112-lineageos-g23c699a armv71.
- Distro: Kali Linux Rolling V2017.1
- Architecture: Armhf
- CurrentDesktop: XFce V4.1,2
- Client: VNC Viewer V3.3.1 connect via localhost 127.0.0.1 to linux
- Network-Manager and Gnome v1-8-2-1 armhf

Wireless WIFI Use:
Wlan1 is my external wifi dongle TP-Link-TL-WN722N, use specifically for Linux.
Use otg cable to connect Phone Device to wifi dongle.
I can successfully run all aircrack-ng commands putting wlan1 in monitor mode.
BTW: TL-WN722N dongle works fine when I access Linux with my Xps13 Laptop.

Prior to starting network manager, I initiate Ifconfig & airmon-ng cmds to start Wlan1.

Network Manager Applet responses:
Installed network-manager successfully. NM-applet appears on the top-right panel. Two monitors joined displaying “x” in window.
Right click the nm-applet shows the following:
- enable networking option (greyed out),
- enable notification open,
- connection info option(greyed out),
Tic edit connections get not response.

Left click nm-applet, shows the following message:
“network manager is not running” grayed out.
Go to application, settings, network connection and double click network connections, get no response.

Click on the front nm-applet, display message “network manager is disable”.


My Question is: How can I enable nm-applet in kali linux nethunter to configure my network connections? I cannot see any available wireless networks.
Once enabled, I should be able to “Ticked On” networking option in the applet, then connect wireless to the internet. From what I've read, most Networking problems are related to missing or faulty drivers. Is this true?

Tried:
- stop, restarting network manager service
- uninstalling/reinstalling network-manager & Gnome.
- Setting Managed=true In r.conf
- Killed all using rfkill command.
- Nm-connection-editor - 7214 Warning couldn't construct the client instance.
Could not connect, no such file or directory. Failed to initialize the UI.
- /etc/init.d/network-manager restart
- /usr/share/polkit-1/actions/org.freedesktop.network-manager-r..policy <allow_inactive> element. Change "no" to "yes"

Files:
/etc/dbus-1/system.d/nm-applet.conf
nm-applet.conf Does not exist in system folder. Is this normal?

etc/network/Interfaces:
source-directory /etc/network/interfaces.d
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

etc/network manager:
system connection – has only Network Manager USRP document.
Network manager r.conf - (main) plugins=ifupdown,keyfile (ifupdown) managed=false

Var /Network Manager - NetworkEnable=true, WirelessEnabled=true, WWANenabled=true

Some commands:
lspci
pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci
lspci: Cannot find any working access method
I have Pcutils installed. I may not have any bus/pci installed.
Is there substitute command or file you can recommend to display?

AIRMON-NG
root@kali:~# airmon-ng start wlan1
Found 1 processes that could cause trouble.
If airodump-ng, aireplay-ng or airtun-ng stops working after
a short period of time, you may want to run 'airmon-ng check kill'

PID Name
2627 wpa_supplicant

PHY Interface Driver Chipset

phy0 p2p0 ?????? Not pci, usb, or sdio
phy0 wlan0 ?????? Not pci, usb, or sdio
phy1 wlan1 ?????? Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n

(mac80211 monitor mode vif enabled for [phy1]wlan1 on [phy1]wlan1mon)
(mac80211 station mode vif disabled for [phy1]wlan1)

rfkill list all
root@kali:~# rfkill list all
0: phy0: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no
1: phy1: Wireless LAN
Soft blocked: no
Hard blocked: no

lsusb
root@kali:~# lsusb
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0cf3:9271 Atheros Communications, Inc. AR9271 802.11n
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub

lsmod (file empty)
root@kali:~# lsmod
Module Size Used by

modrobe.d/blacklist
root@kali:~# cat /etc/modrobe.d/blacklist.libnfc.conf
blacklist nfc blacklist pn533

dmesg | grep usb
root@kali:~# dmesg | grep usb
[ 461.249782] usb usb1: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0002
[ 461.250106] usb usb1: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 461.250596] usb usb1: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 461.250848] usb usb1: Manufacturer: Linux 3.4.113-lightning-kernel-v38-ga6181dd88ba-dirty xhci-hcd
[ 461.251161] usb usb1: SerialNumber: xhci-hcd
[ 461.261324] usb usb2: New USB device found, idVendor=1d6b, idProduct=0003
[ 461.268275] usb usb2: New USB device strings: Mfr=3, Product=2, SerialNumber=1
[ 461.269008] usb usb2: Product: xHCI Host Controller
[ 461.269281] usb usb2: Manufacturer: Linux 3.4.113-lightning-kernel-v38-ga6181dd88ba-dirty xhci-hcd
[ 461.269369] usb usb2: SerialNumber: xhci-hcd
[ 462.011147] usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using xhci-hcd
[ 462.035979] usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=9271
[ 462.036415] usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=16, Product=32, SerialNumber=48
[ 462.036639] usb 1-1: Product: USB2.0 WLAN
[ 462.037038] usb 1-1: Manufacturer: ATHEROS
[ 462.037261] usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 12345
[ 462.067316] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Firmware htc_9271.fw requested
[ 462.388608] usb 1-1: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW: htc_9271.fw, size: 51272

root@kali:~# ifconfig wlan1mon
wlan1mon: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
unspec 84-16-F9-07-CA-88-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 txqueuelen 1000 (UNSPEC)
RX packets 11926 bytes 5538795 (5.2 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0

IWCONFIG
root@kali:~# ifconfig wlan1mon
wlan1mon: flags=4163<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu 1500
unspec 84-16-F9-07-CA-88-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00-00 txqueuelen 1000 (UNSPEC)
RX packets 11926 bytes 5538795 (5.2 MiB)
RX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 frame 0
TX packets 0 bytes 0 (0.0 B)
TX errors 0 dropped 0 overruns 0 carrier 0 collisions 0


wlan0 Qcom:802.11n ESSID:"BayBreeze Hotel" Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 26:A4:3C:4F:49:4A
Bit Rate=9 Mb/s Tx-Power=16 dBm
RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=8000 B
Encryption key:B776-423D-5C59-D0D9-C5C1-1CA0-DD8B-F04A-C03E-B990-525C-9620-5BA4-6A58-3254-3048 [2] Security mode:restricted

rmnet4 no wireless extensions.

rev_rmnet1 no wireless extensions.

p2p0 Qcom:802.11n ESSIDff/any Nickname:""
Mode:Managed Channel:0 Access Point: Not-Associated
Bit Rate:0 kb/s Tx-Power=0 dBm
RTS thr=2347 B Fragment thr=8000 B
Encryption keyff

sit0 no wireless extensions.

dummy0 no wireless extensions.

lo no wireless extensions.


wlan1mon IEEE 802.11bgn Mode:Monitor Frequency:2.457 GHz Tx-Power=30 dBm
Retry long limit:7 RTS thrff Fragment thrff
Power Managementff

i am guessing you did not read the kail documents
the network is disabled by default for security reasons

you DO NOT want any wi-fi networks pinging you !!!!!

so please READ the docs

https://www.kali.org/kali-linux-documentation/

kali linux on a vm on an android phone!
how could that ever serve its purpose?

https://forum.xda-developers.com/one...us-3t-t3507816
Personally, for Kali, I'd use other websites, like Kali forums, Google, ...

@John VV
If I inferred Network Manager should not be disabled on boot, that was not my intention. My post is meant to ask the board members for help how to enable network manager once my interface (wlan1) starts up successfully in Kali Nethunter.

I also have a xps13 PC laptop using Kali Linux Debian. On boot up, network manager is disabled. I plug in wlan1 (interface of my external wifi adapter TP-Link-TL-WN722N) into usb port, the wifi adapter lights up (turns green). I then have network manager enabled to connect my wlan1 interface.

Using kali nethunter with TL-W722N (wlan1), wifi adapter lights up, but network manager remains disabled. Cannot edit connections. I can go into monitor mode and perform aircrack-ng cmds with nethunter.
Note: I previously installed the Atheros drivers into kali nethunter.

I realized we are talking two different architecture. Nethunter is built for Android architecture whereas kali linux is standard for all PCs. But maybe a member who is using Nethunter with Network Manager can give me advice what actions to take in resolving this.

Is this a Driver issue, Network Manager not detecting my wlan1 interface drivers Atheros AR9271?

Thanks.
TC.