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AWN without Indicator 3

Trench

Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:31:56 am

Is there anyway to get a wifi icon on AWN without using indicator 3? I tried Indicator but that was just blank and Notification Area had wifi properties but no icon.

Wolfman

Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:31:29 am

Hi,

please see the part about AWN links in this guide and let us know if it helps, also make sure your system is up-to-date:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2054

Regards Wolfman :D

Trench

Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:06:56 am

After I enter...

Code:
sudo apt-get update


I get...

Code:
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/dockbar-main/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/dockbar-main/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

madvinegar

Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:14:43 am

It is because you do not have any internet connection. Plug an ethernet cable to your PC/laptop and try again.

Trench

Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:15:29 pm

Thank you. However my internet is connected and I am able to update everything except for the four items that I posted.

madvinegar

Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:24:21 pm

Oh sorry, I thought you only posted part of the error message.

Could you please open terminal and write
Code:
sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list

and post here the contents of the file?

Trench

Wed Jul 04, 2012 2:54:47 pm

Code:
# deb cdrom:[Ubuntu 12.04 LTS _Precise Pangolin_ - Release i386 (20120423)]/ precise main restricted

# See http://help.ubuntu.com/community/UpgradeNotes for how to upgrade to
# newer versions of the distribution.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main restricted
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## Major bug fix updates produced after the final release of the
## distribution.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates main restricted
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team. Also, please note that software in universe WILL NOT receive any
## review or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise universe
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates universe

## N.B. software from this repository is ENTIRELY UNSUPPORTED by the Ubuntu
## team, and may not be under a free licence. Please satisfy yourself as to
## your rights to use the software. Also, please note that software in
## multiverse WILL NOT receive any review or updates from the Ubuntu
## security team.
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise multiverse
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates multiverse

## N.B. software from this repository may not have been tested as
## extensively as that contained in the main release, although it includes
## newer versions of some applications which may provide useful features.
## Also, please note that software in backports WILL NOT receive any review
## or updates from the Ubuntu security team.
deb http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse #Added by software-properties

deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security main restricted
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security universe
deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security multiverse

## Uncomment the following two lines to add software from Canonical's
## 'partner' repository.
## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by Canonical and the
## respective vendors as a service to Ubuntu users.
deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner
deb-src http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu precise partner

## This software is not part of Ubuntu, but is offered by third-party
## developers who want to ship their latest software.
deb http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb-src http://extras.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise main
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-proposed restricted main multiverse universe

madvinegar

Wed Jul 04, 2012 3:38:17 pm

I have found 4 mistakes in the above file.
Please correct them and try again to update, ok?

1
Code:
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

to become
Code:
deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise restricted main multiverse universe
#Added by software-properties


2
Code:
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

to become
Code:
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates restricted main multiverse universe
#Added by software-properties


3
Code:
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse #Added by software-properties

to become
Code:
deb-src http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-backports main restricted universe multiverse
#Added by software-properties


4
Code:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security restricted main multiverse universe #Added by software-properties

to become
Code:
deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu precise-security restricted main multiverse universe
#Added by software-properties



To cut the long story short, in 4 of the lines there is a mixup. The lines below them have gone in the same sentence above and you need to get them down again because otherwise they create a conflict.
After you do the above, try again and let me know.

Trench

Wed Jul 04, 2012 4:41:26 pm

It's improving. Now it's down to...

Code:
W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/source/Sources  404  Not Found

W: Failed to fetch http://ppa.launchpad.net/awn-testing/ppa/ubuntu/dists/precise/main/binary-i386/Packages  404  Not Found

E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

Wolfman

Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:37:57 pm

Hi Trench,

what software sources are you using, you should try main, if you already are, try a different one and see if that helps:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=2247

see the part about software sources!!.

Regards Wolfman

Trench

Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:26:46 pm

Ok, I'm almost there and I really appreciate the help by the way. Now the problem I run into is I can't get the Notification Area icons to be just one row.

Wolfman

Wed Jul 04, 2012 6:53:25 pm

Hi Trench,

can you post a screenshot please :D

Regards Wolfman :D

Trench

Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:03:24 pm

Image

All I need is for the wifi icon to be the same size as the other icons and I'm all set.

Wolfman

Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:08:19 pm

Hi Trench,

have you tried the pixel settings in the AWN manager?. I honestly have no idea how to set the size of one icon!!.

Regards Wolfman :D

Trench

Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:12:19 pm

The wifi icon is in the Notification Area applet and you're supposed to be able to change it from 2 rows to 1 but it never changes for me.

Wolfman

Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:20:10 pm

Hi Trench,

sorry mate, a bit beyond me!!. You can try playing with the AWN settings!!??. :(

Maybe someone else on the forum has an answer for you.

Regards Wolfman :D

Trench

Wed Jul 04, 2012 7:27:36 pm

What about the indicator applet. Is that supposed to be blank?

Bladefish

Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:14:23 pm

I know this is an older post, but I was having the same issue. The funny thing is that with as many computers that I've installed Zorin on, it works sometimes, and sometimes not. I never knew what I did to get it to work, but I just did a fresh install of Zorin 6. The settings for AWN notification area in gconf-editor were not taking effect. I set the icon size to 500 so I knew if it was working or not. Unrelated, I wanted the DockBarX preferences, so I installed DockBarX:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:dockbar-main/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install dockbarx

After that, my AWN dock somehow reset to default, with only Preferences applet and Task Manager. When I recreated the AWN dock the way that I wanted it, the notification area applet had icons so huge that it went off screen. I removed it, changed the settings in gconf-editor to icon size 100, re-added notification area - voila! Single row of icons in notification area, size 100. So somehow (at least this time), installing DockBarX fixed it for me. Not sure if this will work every time, but maybe worth a shot.