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network-manager-applet package

  1. Bug #387329
  2. Comment #4

Comment 4 for bug 387329

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote : Re: Cell phone name is too wide

in karmic this is somewhat fixed by bug

anyway, that patch isnt upstream as they want something like:

diff --git a/src/utils/utils.c b/src/utils/utils.c
index eee14e8..a69afe6 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.c
+++ b/src/utils/utils.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ static char *ignored_phrases[] = {
        "Business Mobile Networks BV",
        "Mobile Broadband Minicard Composite Device",
        "Mobile Communications AB",
+ "Sony Ericsson Mobile AB",
        NULL
 };

Can you try this? Also please attach your outpof of nm-tool when having those menu entries.