LM 18.2: Network Manager Does Not Start After Boot & Login

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LM 18.2: Network Manager Does Not Start After Boot & Login

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All,

I am having an issue on a Dell XPS 13 9360 laptop where Network Manager sometimes will not start after initial boot and login. Below are specifications about the PC using inxi:

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System:    Host: xps Kernel: 4.10.0-37-generic x86_64 (64 bit gcc: 5.4.0)
           Desktop: Xfce 4.12.3 (Gtk 2.24.28) Distro: Linux Mint 18.2 Sonya
Machine:   System: Dell (portable) product: XPS 13 9360
           Mobo: Dell model: 01KT0M v: A00
           Bios: Dell v: 2.1.0 date: 08/02/2017
CPU:       Dual core Intel Core i5-7200U (-HT-MCP-) cache: 3072 KB
           flags: (lm nx sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 ssse3 vmx) bmips: 10848
           clock speeds: max: 3100 MHz 1: 600 MHz 2: 599 MHz 3: 600 MHz
           4: 632 MHz
Graphics:  Card: Intel Device 5916 bus-ID: 00:02.0
           Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)
           Resolution: 1920x1080@59.93hz
           GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel HD Graphics 620 (Kabylake GT2)
           GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 17.0.7 Direct Rendering: Yes
Audio:     Card Intel Device 9d71 driver: snd_hda_intel bus-ID: 00:1f.3
           Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.10.0-37-generic
Network:   Card-1: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac Wireless Network Adapter
           driver: ath10k_pci bus-ID: 3a:00.0
           IF: wlp58s0 state: up mac: <filter>
           Card-2: Atheros usb-ID: 001-003
           IF: null-if-id state: N/A speed: N/A duplex: N/A mac: N/A
Drives:    HDD Total Size: 128.0GB (16.4% used)
           ID-1: /dev/sda model: SK_hynix_SC308_S size: 128.0GB temp: 26C
Partition: ID-1: / size: 37G used: 8.7G (25%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda2
           ID-2: /home size: 73G used: 3.5G (6%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/sda3
           ID-3: swap-1 size: 8.35GB used: 0.00GB (0%) fs: swap dev: /dev/sda4
RAID:      No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 35.0C mobo: N/A
           Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A
Info:      Processes: 196 Uptime: 8 min Memory: 488.6/3833.9MB
           Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Gcc sys: 5.4.0
           Client: Shell (bash 4.3.481) inxi: 2.2.35 
Via another thread on UbuntuForums, I found a wireless script that can help diagonse wireless issues. Here is what the wireless information looks like when the device is connected:

https://paste.ubuntu.com/26114076/

When network manager wireless does not after boot and login, here is what the wireless script states:

https://paste.ubuntu.com/26114087/

In the second script, you can see network manager will not start. A workaround is restarting network manager via systemctl. This works every time. This laptop is not mine and the account used on a daily basis does not have sudo access. My laptop (while not a Dell XPS) is running the same version of LM 18.2 and I do not have any issues at all. Does anyone have ideas on how to resolve this?

Thanks!
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Re: LM 18.2: Network Manager Does Not Start After Boot & Login

Post by sudowhammy »

Any ideas?
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