MATE -- network monitor applet doesn't show data in Debian 12

[stilnovo]

@Aki
Well, here I am:

→Mate system monitor seems to work:

How did you install Debian in these three computers ? Did you use the Debian Installer ISO or the Debian Live ISO ?

On two machines I did a fresh install, while on one I have updated it from Debian 11. On the computers where I did a fresh install I had Debian 11 previously. The fresh install has been done starting from a Debian Live ISO.

What is the output of the following reportbug command (it will report dependencies for the affected package) ?
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reportbug --template --no-bug-script

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reportbug --template --no-bug-script
No package specified or we were unable to find it in the apt cache; stopping.

[Aki]

@Aki
Well, here I am:
→Mate system monitor seems to work:

Good :D

How did you install Debian in these three computers ? Did you use the Debian Installer ISO or the Debian Live ISO ?

On two machines I did a fresh install, while on one I have updated it from Debian 11. On the computers where I did a fresh install I had Debian 11 previously. The fresh install has been done starting from a Debian Live ISO.

Thanks for the information. About the machine you upgraded from Debian 11 to 12: was it originally installed using a Debian Live iso ?

What is the output of the following reportbug command (it will report dependencies for the affected package) ?
reportbug --template --no-bug-script

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reportbug --template --no-bug-script
No package specified or we were unable to find it in the apt cache; stopping.

Yes, that’s right: the name of the package is missing from the command; the complete command is:

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reportbug --template --no-bug-script mate-applets

Can you send its output ?

[stilnovo]

@Aki

First of all, I don't know why my screenshot showing mate system monitor while it's working is not visible in my previous post: maybe because it's in png format?

Anyway:

Thanks for the information. About the machine you upgraded from Debian 11 to 12: was it originally installed using a Debian Live iso ?

Yes, I originally installed Debian 11 through a Debian live iso.

Yes, that’s right: the name of the package is missing from the command

Of course, I was still sleeping evidently

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reportbug --template --no-bug-script mate-applets
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
From: andrea <stilnovo1@hotmail.com>
To: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit@bugs.debian.org>
Subject: mate-applets: none

Package: mate-applets
Version: 1.26.1-1
Severity: wishlist
X-Debbugs-Cc: stilnovo1@hotmail.com

Dear Maintainer,

***omissis***

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 12.2
  APT prefers stable-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 6.1.0-12-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads; PREEMPT)
Kernel taint flags: TAINT_PROPRIETARY_MODULE, TAINT_WARN, TAINT_FIRMWARE_WORKAROUND, TAINT_OOT_MODULE, TAINT_UNSIGNED_MODULE
Locale: LANG=it_IT.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=it_IT.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8), LANGUAGE not set
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages mate-applets depends on:
ii  gsettings-desktop-schemas  43.0-1
ii  gvfs                       1.50.3-1
ii  libatk1.0-0                2.46.0-5
ii  libc6                      2.36-9+deb12u3
ii  libcairo2                  1.16.0-7
ii  libcpupower1               6.1.55-1
ii  libdbus-glib-1-2           0.112-3
ii  libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0        2.42.10+dfsg-1+b1
ii  libglib2.0-0               2.74.6-2
ii  libgtk-3-0                 3.24.38-2~deb12u1
ii  libgtksourceview-3.0-1     3.24.11-2+b1
ii  libgtop-2.0-11             2.40.0-2
ii  libgucharmap-2-90-7        1:15.0.2-1
ii  libmate-panel-applet-4-1   1.27.0-1
ii  libmateweather1            1.26.0-1.1
ii  libnl-3-200                3.7.0-0.2+b1
ii  libnl-genl-3-200           3.7.0-0.2+b1
ii  libnotify4                 0.8.1-1
ii  libpango-1.0-0             1.50.12+ds-1
ii  libpangocairo-1.0-0        1.50.12+ds-1
ii  libpolkit-gobject-1-0      122-3
ii  libupower-glib3            0.99.20-2
ii  libwnck-3-0                43.0-3
ii  libx11-6                   2:1.8.4-2+deb12u2
ii  libxml2                    2.9.14+dfsg-1.3~deb12u1
ii  mate-applets-common        1.26.1-1
ii  mate-panel                 1.27.0-1
ii  sgml-base                  1.31

Versions of packages mate-applets recommends:
ii  mate-media           1.26.0-2
ii  mate-polkit          1.26.1-3
ii  mate-system-monitor  1.26.0-1

mate-applets suggests no packages.

-- no debconf information
Thank you for using reportbug

[sunrat]

First of all, I don't know why my screenshot showing mate system monitor while it's working is not visible in my previous post: maybe because it's in png format?

Looks like you linked to a web page containing the image rather than directly to the image itself. I'm not sure if you can direct link images from GDrive. Posting to a dedicated image sharing site such as postimage.org , imgbb.com , or Imgur may be easier, just make sure you link to the image and not to a web page.

[stilnovo]

First of all, I don't know why my screenshot showing mate system monitor while it's working is not visible in my previous post: maybe because it's in png format?

Looks like you linked to a web page containing the image rather than directly to the image itself. I'm not sure if you can direct link images from GDrive. Posting to a dedicated image sharing site such as postimage.org , imgbb.com , or Imgur may be easier, just make sure you link to the image and not to a web page.

I've just discovered that it's possible through a third party service like this: https://sites.google.com/site/gdocs2direct/

There is also another option that seems to work: https://thestampforum.boards.net/thread ... ages-forum

I share hoping this could be useful also for others.

[stilnovo]

Hallo again!

Anybody knows if this issue will be solved or if is it considered an official bug? If so, where can I see it?

Thanks in advance and Merry Christmas!

[Aki]

Hello,

Anybody knows if this issue will be solved or if is it considered an official bug? If so, where can I see it?

Welcome back! :-)

From the Debian Bug Tracking System point of view, the bug is still opened:

• Debian Bug report logs - #1017429 mate-applets: net-speed applet does not show anything

From the point of view of Mate Project (https://mate-desktop.org/), there hasn't been a newer version since 2021-08-10 (current version is 1.26); Debian versions are:

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$ rmadison mate-applets
mate-applets | 1.20.3-2      | oldoldstable   | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips, mips64el, mipsel, s390x
mate-applets | 1.24.1-1      | oldstable      | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips64el, mipsel, ppc64el, s390x
mate-applets | 1.26.1-1      | stable         | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips64el, mipsel, ppc64el, s390x
mate-applets | 1.26.1-2      | testing        | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips64el, ppc64el, s390x
mate-applets | 1.26.1-2      | unstable       | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips64el, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
mate-applets | 1.26.1-2      | unstable-debug | source

I wasn't able to replicate your issue. It could be interesting to get a gdb record or a strace log of the applet starting and running in your installation.

[stilnovo]

Hello,

Anybody knows if this issue will be solved or if is it considered an official bug? If so, where can I see it?

Welcome back!

From the Debian Bug Tracking System point of view, the bug is still opened:

• Debian Bug report logs - #1017429 mate-applets: net-speed applet does not show anything

From the point of view of Mate Project (https://mate-desktop.org/), there hasn't been a newer version since 2021-08-10 (current version is 1.26); Debian versions are:

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$ rmadison mate-applets
mate-applets | 1.20.3-2      | oldoldstable   | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips, mips64el, mipsel, s390x
mate-applets | 1.24.1-1      | oldstable      | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips64el, mipsel, ppc64el, s390x
mate-applets | 1.26.1-1      | stable         | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips64el, mipsel, ppc64el, s390x
mate-applets | 1.26.1-2      | testing        | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips64el, ppc64el, s390x
mate-applets | 1.26.1-2      | unstable       | source, amd64, arm64, armel, armhf, i386, mips64el, ppc64el, riscv64, s390x
mate-applets | 1.26.1-2      | unstable-debug | source

I wasn't able to replicate your issue. It could be interesting to get a gdb record or a strace log of the applet starting and running in your installation.

Hallo! How can I do a strace log for mate-applets?

I've read some documentations about the strace command, but evidently I don't write the right syntax... thanks in advance (as usual!!)

[Aki]

[..] I wasn't able to replicate your issue. It could be interesting to get a gdb record or a strace log of the applet starting and running in your installation.

Hallo! How can I do a strace log for mate-applets?
I've read some documentations about the strace command, but evidently I don't write the right syntax... thanks in advance (as usual!!)

You can collect the strace output for the mate-netspeed-applet in this way (the strace and procps packages must be installed; note: the mate-netspeed-applet must be already running):

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strace -p $(pidof mate-netspeed-applet) -o netspeed.log

As soon as the command is issued, it will start recording all system calls made by the running mate-netspeed applet (which must already be running). After starting the program, you can try to open the "Device details" window of mate-netspeed-applet (which you reported in the first post of the discussion). Note that the log file will grow rapidly. After replicating the issue, you can stop the strace command in the terminal with the CTRL-C key combination. The output of the command will be stored in the file named netspeed.log, which you can analyze, compress and share.

[stilnovo]

Hallo!

Here[url=https://rentry.co/ovnwn] there is the content of netspeed.log.

I had to keep it short, all the sites like pastebin asks for very short contents

[debianpwr]

Hello,
same problem here since upgrading.

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03:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [14e4:4727] (rev 01)
	DeviceName: WLAN
	Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [103c:145c]
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19, IOMMU group 10
	Memory at d0400000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 3
	Capabilities: [58] Vendor Specific Information: Len=78 <?>
	Capabilities: [48] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [d0] Express Endpoint, MSI 00
	Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting
	Capabilities: [13c] Virtual Channel
	Capabilities: [160] Device Serial Number redacted
	Capabilities: [16c] Power Budgeting <?>
	Kernel driver in use: wl
	Kernel modules: bcma, wl

dmesg:

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[  714.002559] warning: `mate-netspeed-a' uses wireless extensions which will stop working for Wi-Fi 7 hardware; use nl80211
[  714.003128] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : 
[  714.003131] error (-1)
[  714.003136] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power : 
[  714.003137] error (-1)
[  715.006268] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : 
[  715.006278] error (-1)
[  715.006287] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power : 
[  715.006289] error (-1)
[  716.007035] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : 
[  716.007046] error (-1)
[  716.007057] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power : 
[  716.007060] error (-1)
[  717.009625] ERROR @wl_dev_intvar_get : 
[  717.009645] error (-1)
[  717.009653] ERROR @wl_cfg80211_get_tx_power : 
[  717.009654] error (-1)

[Aki]

Hello @stilnovo,

On three machines I've got the same problem: the network monitor applet doesn't show the traffic data.

Do you use the same type of network adapter/connection with all of them (i.e. same wireless adapter or tethering with the same smartphone) ?

@debianpwr:
You are currently using a Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [103c:145c] driven by the "wl" kernel module). Can you test the MATE network monitor applet with a different wireless adapter (if any) ?

[debianpwr]

@debianpwr:
You are currently using a Broadcom BCM4313 802.11bgn Wireless Network Adapter [103c:145c] driven by the "wl" kernel module). Can you test the MATE network monitor applet with a different wireless adapter (if any) ?

no problem with other usb wifi dongle. no error messages in dmesg.

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[ 7515.273370] wlx7cdd90125fb1: authenticate with REDACTED
[ 7515.273395] wlx7cdd90125fb1: 80 MHz not supported, disabling VHT
[ 7515.292049] wlx7cdd90125fb1: send auth to REDACTED (try 1/3)
[ 7516.176232] wlx7cdd90125fb1: send auth to REDACTED (try 2/3)
[ 7516.185593] wlx7cdd90125fb1: authenticated
[ 7516.186242] wlx7cdd90125fb1: associate with REDACTED (try 1/3)
[ 7516.207837] wlx7cdd90125fb1: RX AssocResp from REDACTED (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=3)
[ 7516.215924] wlx7cdd90125fb1: associated

[Aki]

Hello,

no problem with other usb wifi dongle. no error messages in dmesg.

Thanks for reporting back.

This may indicate a problem with the wl kernel module that controls the wireless device. It may not be exposing the necessary data to the network monitor applet.