Frontend-backend interaction problems

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1. Samsung Galaxy Gaosp nightly 29.10.10 (2.2 based + Cyanogen)

2. VPN Connections 0.97 or 0.99

3. Attempting to connect vpnc server - message "Failed to connect" in frontend

4. adb logcat | grep VPN (credentials replaced)

D/VPN_Connections( 8897): long press handler, handling the choice
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): NetworkDatabase:singleNetwork - Start
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): Enter IPSec gateway address: 
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): IP XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): Enter IPSec ID for XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX: 
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): group id: mygroup
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): Enter IPSec secret for mygroup@XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX: 
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): group pwd mygrppwd
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): Enter username for XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX: 
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): user myname
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): Enter password for myname@XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX: 
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): password ********
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): done interacting with vpnc
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): process stderr: 
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): 
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): 
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): Attempt to read vpnc process id did not return 
anything
D/VPN_Connections( 8897): process had died, return as failed connection

but vpnc background process is up and running, VPN works properly.

The only way to disconnect is to kill background process. 

Original issue reported on code.google.com by rvbg...@gmail.com on 6 Nov 2010 at 8:35