machine hangs when Wireless option is clicked

[coolarif]

Hi Friends !

Before the update , i did not check whether wireless is working or not . I updated fedora and installed few softwares recently .

I just clicked wireless option under 'network icon' (i think so) at top-right corner , my laptop hangs . To recover from it , i turn off the laptop by pressing the power. I rarely use this but what do i do if i need it . Please help me to fix it ... Thanks ...

[george_toolan]

What kind of notebook do you have and which wireless chip does it use?

[coolarif]

Thanks george_toolan ..... for replying....


its lenovo z560 ....

about wireless chip :
Broadcom 4313 BGN Wireless
Intel Wireless Wi-Fi Link 1000

[PabloEsc]

Please post the content of ~/.xsession-errors after it hangs and you restart the machine.

[coolarif]

Thanks PabloEsc .....

I got something like this :

[arif@MyLapZ560 ~]$ ~/.xsession-errors
-bash: /home/arif/.xsession-errors: Permission denied
[arif@MyLapZ560 ~]$ su -
Password:
[root@MyLapZ560 ~]# ~/.xsession-errors
-bash: /root/.xsession-errors: No such file or directory
[root@MyLapZ560 ~]#

[PabloEsc]

Try as root :

cat /home/arif/.xsession-errors

and post results.
Something is messed up because your user should be able to access this file

[coolarif]

The result of the command : cat /home/arif/.xsession-errors , is
[root@MyLapZ560 arif]# cat /home/arif/.xsession-errors
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-XFz8Ih
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-XFz8Ih
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-XFz8Ih/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-XFz8Ih
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-XFz8Ih/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-XFz8Ih
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-XFz8Ih/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-XFz8Ih/ssh

(gnome-settings-daemon:1596): color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to get edid: unable to get EDID for output

(gnome-settings-daemon:1596): color-plugin-WARNING **: unable to get EDID for xrandr-default: unable to get EDID for output

(gnome-settings-daemon:1596): color-plugin-WARNING **: failed to reset xrandr-default gamma tables: gamma size is zero
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
Initializing tracker-store...
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/arif/.config/tracker/tracker-store.cfg'
abrt-applet: glib < 2.31 - init threading
Initializing tracker-miner-fs...
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/arif/.config/tracker/tracker-miner-fs.cfg'
Failed to play sound: File or data not found
(gnome-shell:1645): folks-DEBUG: individual-aggregator.vala:310: Setting primary store IDs to defaults.
(gnome-shell:1645): folks-DEBUG: individual-aggregator.vala:338: Primary store IDs are 'eds' and 'system'.
JS LOG: GNOME Shell started at Thu May 24 2012 18:09:34 GMT+0530 (IST)
** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area

(gnome-shell:1645): folks-WARNING **: Failed to find primary PersonaStore with type ID 'eds' and ID 'system'.
Individuals will not be linked properly and creating new links between Personas will not work.
The configured primary PersonaStore's backend may not be installed. If you are unsure, check with your distribution.
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ailurus/loader.py", line 417, in <module>
desktop = __import__(DESKTOP)
ValueError: Empty module name
Starting log:
File:'/home/arif/.local/share/tracker/tracker-miner-fs.log'
Window Manager is not recognized: Mutter
Window Manager is not recognized: Mutter
Tracker-Message: Setting up monitor for changes to config file:'/home/arif/.config/tracker/tracker-store.cfg'
Starting log:
File:'/home/arif/.local/share/tracker/tracker-store.log'

[PabloEsc]

I must admit that I see nothing wrong in the log.
Is this the full log ?
Do You use the default gnome-shell theme or some other ?

[coolarif]

I pasted what i got from the terminal.

Do You use the default gnome-shell theme or some other ?

I do not know what you are asking about !!!

i heard the term gnome , i installed gnome tweak tool when i came across an article about post installation of fedora.

if there is no problem in that log , what do i do now . Do i need to install drivers for wireles card ? is wireless-device driver available for linux ? its a broadcom device .

[stevea]

There is no evidence this is an X11 problem. I think you've been on a wild goose chase.

When the system hangs, can you get to a virtual terminal ?
<ctrl+alt+f2> ?

There you should see a text login. You can login as root and examine the logs and system status - IF you can get there.

In any case, after reboot try to examine the system log files. You must be root to do this. Look at
/var/log/messages
/var/log/Xorg.0
/var/log/Xorg.0.log
Note the ystem time of the hang and then look for log messages around this time.

[coolarif]

Hi stevea !

Its nice to see your reply.

I could not get a virtual terminal yb pressing ctrl+alt+f2

I could not open messages file/folder

There was no file named Xorg.0 . But i copied contents of files such as Xorg.0.log .

There are more files starting with Xorg . If you need , i will copy them here for you.

i found Xorg.0.log file and attached it with this post . Please have look over this...