Bug#651933: wicd-client can't connect to the daemon / DBus errors

[Vincent Lefevre]

Package: wicd
Version: 1.7.1~b3-2
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable

With the latest wicd version (1.7.1~b3-2), I have the following error:

xvii:~> wicd-client -n
Has notifications support True
Loading...
Connecting to daemon...
Can't connect to the daemon, trying to start it automatically...
Connected.
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.82:/org/wicd/daemon/wired: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.82:/org/wicd/daemon/wireless: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.82:/org/wicd/daemon: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.82:/org/wicd/daemon/wired: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.82:/org/wicd/daemon/wireless: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.82:/org/wicd/daemon: dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)
warning: ignoring exception org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name :1.82 was not provided by any .service files

I had to revert to 1.7.0+ds1-9.

Note: the system information below have been obtained after
downgrading the wicd packages to 1.7.0+ds1-9 (in order to be
able to do the bug report).

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.1.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=POSIX, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash

Versions of packages wicd depends on:
ii wicd-daemon 1.7.0+ds1-9
ii wicd-gtk [wicd-client] 1.7.0+ds1-9

wicd recommends no packages.

wicd suggests no packages.

Versions of packages wicd-gtk depends on:
ii python 2.7.2-9
ii python-glade2 2.24.0-2
ii python-gtk2 2.24.0-2
ii wicd-daemon 1.7.0+ds1-9

Versions of packages wicd-gtk recommends:
ii gksu 2.0.2-6
ii python-notify 0.1.1-3
ii sudo 1.8.3p1-2

Versions of packages wicd-daemon depends on:
ii adduser 3.113
ii dbus 1.4.16-1
ii debconf [debconf-2.0] 1.5.41
ii ethtool 1:3.1-1
ii iproute 20111117-1
ii iputils-ping 3:20101006-1+b1
ii isc-dhcp-client [dhcp3-client] 4.1.1-P1-17
ii lsb-base 3.2-28
ii net-tools 1.60-24.1
ii psmisc 22.14-1
ii python 2.7.2-9
ii python-dbus 0.84.0-2
ii python-gobject 3.0.2-4
ii python-wicd 1.7.0+ds1-9
ii wireless-tools 30~pre9-7
ii wpasupplicant 0.7.3-5

Versions of packages wicd-daemon recommends:
ii wicd-gtk [wicd-client] 1.7.0+ds1-9

Versions of packages wicd-daemon suggests:
ii pm-utils 1.4.1-8

Versions of packages python-wicd depends on:
ii python 2.7.2-9
ii python2.6 2.6.7-4
ii python2.7 2.7.2-8

-- debconf information:
* wicd/users: vinc17
* wicd/users: vinc17



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[David Paleino]

tags 651933 unreproducible moreinfo
thanks

Hello Vincent,

On Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:30:56 +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote:

> With the latest wicd version (1.7.1~b3-2), I have the following error:
>
> xvii:~> wicd-client -n
> Has notifications support True
> Loading...
> Connecting to daemon...
> Can't connect to the daemon, trying to start it automatically...
> Connected.
> ERROR:dbus.proxies:Introspect error on :1.82:/org/wicd/daemon/wired:
> dbus.exceptions.DBusException: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply: Message
> did not receive a reply (timeout by message bus)

> [..]

I haven't had that reported anywhere else, and I'm myself unable to reproduce
it. Would you please check the following? (with 1.7.1~b3-2 installed):

a) the wicd daemon is running
b) you have /etc/dbus-1/system.d/wicd.conf
c) your DBus sees wicd. You can test it with:

$ dbus-send --system --dest=org.wicd.daemon --print-reply /org/wicd/daemon
org.wicd.daemon.Hello

(all on one line).
If it works, then proceed to check if it has methods from 1.7.1:

$ dbus-send --system --dest=org.wicd.daemon --print-reply /org/wicd/daemon
org.wicd.daemon.GetShowNeverConnect

d) does it happen if you "service dbus reload" or "service dbus restart"?

Thanks,
David

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