Package: network-manager Version: 0.8-1 Severity: important network-manager was installed on my machine during a major KDE update. Now, when the NetworkManager daemon is active, my wireless network stops working. I can definitely confirm network-manager breaks my network configuration (see also the attached log below): if I stop the NetworkManager daemon and do "ifdown wlan0; ifup wlan0" the wireless network starts working. As soon as I re-start the NetworkManager daemon, the connection breaks again.
The simple workaround is to uninstall knm-runtime and network-manager altogether, but I guess the package should not break a working network configuration only because it got installed. My configuration is: tho...@grummel:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface #allow-hotplug eth0 auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.35 netmask 255.255.255.0 network 192.168.1.0 broadcast 192.168.1.255 # gateway 192.168.1.70 # dns-* options are implemented by the resolvconf package, if installed allow-hotplug wlan0 iface wlan0 inet dhcp wpa-ssid grappa wpa-psk sumpfin-sumpfin tho...@grummel:~$ cat /etc/default/NetworkManager cat: /etc/default/NetworkManager: No such file or directory tho...@grummel:~$ cat /etc/NetworkManager/nm-system-settings.conf [main] plugins=ifupdown,keyfile [ifupdown] managed=false r...@grummel:~$ cat /var/log/daemon.log May 21 22:09:34 grummel init: Switching to runlevel: 6 May 21 22:09:37 grummel chipcardd[2514]: chipcardd.c: 492: Watcher got a termination signal, will terminate child. May 21 22:09:37 grummel chipcardd[2514]: chipcardd.c: 834: Terminating daemon. May 21 22:09:37 grummel chipcardd[2516]: chipcardd.c: 488: Daemon got a termination signal May 21 22:09:37 grummel chipcardd[2514]: chipcardd.c: 861: Daemon terminated, exiting. May 21 22:09:37 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:09:37 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Normal shutdown May 21 22:09:37 grummel mysqld: May 21 22:09:37 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:09:37 [Note] Event Scheduler: Purging the queue. 0 events May 21 22:09:37 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:09:37 InnoDB: Starting shutdown... May 21 22:09:39 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:09:39 InnoDB: Shutdown completed; log sequence number 0 44233 May 21 22:09:39 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:09:39 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Shutdown complete May 21 22:09:39 grummel mysqld: May 21 22:09:39 grummel mysqld_safe: mysqld from pid file /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.pid ended May 21 22:09:40 grummel modem-manager: Caught signal 15, shutting down... May 21 22:10:33 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Failed to initiate AP scan. May 21 22:10:33 grummel dhclient: Internet Systems Consortium DHCP Client V3.1.3 May 21 22:10:33 grummel dhclient: Copyright 2004-2009 Internet Systems Consortium. May 21 22:10:33 grummel dhclient: All rights reserved. May 21 22:10:33 grummel dhclient: For info, please visit https://www.isc.org/software/dhcp/ May 21 22:10:33 grummel dhclient: May 21 22:10:33 grummel dhclient: Listening on LPF/wlan0/00:19:5b:80:1a:86 May 21 22:10:33 grummel dhclient: Sending on LPF/wlan0/00:19:5b:80:1a:86 May 21 22:10:33 grummel dhclient: Sending on Socket/fallback May 21 22:10:34 grummel dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 4 May 21 22:10:34 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Trying to associate with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 (SSID='grappa' freq=2422 MHz) May 21 22:10:34 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Associated with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 May 21 22:10:35 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: WPA: Key negotiation completed with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 [PTK=TKIP GTK=TKIP] May 21 22:10:35 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: CTRL-EVENT-CONNECTED - Connection to 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 completed (auth) [id=0 id_str=] May 21 22:10:37 grummel mysqld_safe: Starting mysqld daemon with databases from /var/lib/mysql May 21 22:10:37 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:10:37 [Note] Plugin 'FEDERATED' is disabled. May 21 22:10:37 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:10:37 InnoDB: Started; log sequence number 0 44233 May 21 22:10:38 grummel dhclient: DHCPDISCOVER on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 interval 9 May 21 22:10:38 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:10:38 [Note] Event Scheduler: Loaded 0 events May 21 22:10:38 grummel mysqld: 100521 22:10:38 [Note] /usr/sbin/mysqld: ready for connections. May 21 22:10:38 grummel mysqld: Version: '5.1.45-1' socket: '/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock' port: 3306 (Debian) May 21 22:10:38 grummel dhclient: DHCPOFFER from 192.168.2.1 May 21 22:10:38 grummel dhclient: DHCPREQUEST on wlan0 to 255.255.255.255 port 67 May 21 22:10:38 grummel dhclient: DHCPACK from 192.168.2.1 May 21 22:10:38 grummel dhclient: bound to 192.168.2.7 -- renewal in 266408 seconds. May 21 22:10:38 grummel /etc/mysql/debian-start[2121]: Upgrading MySQL tables if necessary. May 21 22:10:38 grummel /etc/mysql/debian-start[2124]: /usr/bin/mysql_upgrade: the '--basedir' option is always ignored May 21 22:10:38 grummel /etc/mysql/debian-start[2124]: Looking for 'mysql' as: /usr/bin/mysql May 21 22:10:38 grummel /etc/mysql/debian-start[2124]: Looking for 'mysqlcheck' as: /usr/bin/mysqlcheck May 21 22:10:38 grummel /etc/mysql/debian-start[2124]: This installation of MySQL is already upgraded to 5.1.45, use --force if you still need to run mysql_upgrade May 21 22:10:38 grummel /etc/mysql/debian-start[2148]: Checking for insecure root accounts. May 21 22:10:38 grummel /etc/mysql/debian-start[2152]: Triggering myisam-recover for all MyISAM tables May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> starting... May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the modem-manager... May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Longcheer May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Option May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Option High-Speed May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Nokia May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Huawei May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin ZTE May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin MotoC May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Generic May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Sierra May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Gobi May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Ericsson MBM May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin Novatel May 21 22:10:41 grummel modem-manager: Loaded plugin AnyData May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: init! May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: update_system_hostname May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPluginIfupdown: guessed connection type (eth0) = 802-3-ethernet May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: update_connection_setting_from_if_block: name:eth0, type:802-3-ethernet, id:Ifupdown (eth0), uuid: 681b428f-beaf-8932-dce4-687ed5bae28e May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: addresses count: 1 May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: No dns-nameserver configured in /etc/network/interfaces May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPluginIfupdown: guessed connection type (wlan0) = 802-11-wireless May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: update_connection_setting_from_if_block: name:wlan0, type:802-11-wireless, id:Ifupdown (wlan0), uuid: 5391eba4-6426-faca-338e-5828034ff9d1 May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: update wireless settings (wlan0). May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: setting wpa ssid = 6 May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: update wireless security settings (wlan0). May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: setting wpa security key: psk=<omitted> May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: nm-ifupdown-connection.c.119 - invalid connection read from /etc/network/interfaces: (2) key-mgmt May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: autoconnect May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPluginIfupdown: management mode: unmanaged May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.5/0000:02:00.0/net/eth0, iface: eth0) May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPluginIfupdown: locking wired connection setting May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: Ifupdown: get unmanaged devices count: 1 May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: (6966560) ... get_connections. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: (6966560) ... get_connections (managed=false): return empty list. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: Ifupdown: get unmanaged devices count: 1 May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/net/wlan0, iface: wlan0) May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/net/wlan0, iface: wlan0): no ifupdown configuration found. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo, iface: lo) May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/lo, iface: lo): no ifupdown configuration found. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: devices added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/sit0, iface: sit0) May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: device added (path: /sys/devices/virtual/net/sit0, iface: sit0): no ifupdown configuration found. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: SCPlugin-Ifupdown: end _init. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: Loaded plugin ifupdown: (C) 2008 Canonical Ltd. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: Loaded plugin keyfile: (c) 2007 - 2008 Red Hat, Inc. To report bugs please use the NetworkManager mailing list. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): carrier is OFF May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'r8169') May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01). May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'rt73usb') May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): now managed May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): preparing device. May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2). May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <WARN> check_one_route(): (wlan0) error -34 returned from rtnl_route_del(): Sucess#012 May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: supplicant_interface_acquire: assertion `mgr_state == NM_SUPPLICANT_MANAGER_STATE_IDLE' failed May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> modem-manager is now available May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <WARN> default_adapter_cb(): bluez error getting default adapter: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> Trying to start the supplicant... May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant manager state: down -> idle May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): device state change: 2 -> 3 (reason 0) May 21 22:10:41 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:41 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:41 grummel NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: starting -> ready May 21 22:10:41 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: Failed to initiate AP scan. May 21 22:10:41 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Failed to initiate AP scan. May 21 22:10:41 grummel chipcardd[2594]: chipcardd.c: 738: Chipcardd v4.2.9.0stable started. May 21 22:10:41 grummel chipcardd[2594]: chipcardd.c: 740: LibHAL supported. May 21 22:10:42 grummel chipcardd[2597]: devicemanager.c: 3360: Changes in hardware list May 21 22:10:42 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Trying to associate with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 (SSID='grappa' freq=2422 MHz) May 21 22:10:42 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Associated with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 May 21 22:10:42 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: No network configuration found for the current AP May 21 22:10:42 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:42 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:43 grummel ntpdate[2093]: can't find host 0.debian.pool.ntp.org May 21 22:10:43 grummel ntpdate[2093]: can't find host 1.debian.pool.ntp.org May 21 22:10:43 grummel ntpdate[2093]: can't find host 2.debian.pool.ntp.org May 21 22:10:43 grummel ntpdate[2093]: can't find host 3.debian.pool.ntp.org May 21 22:10:43 grummel ntpdate[2093]: no servers can be used, exiting May 21 22:10:44 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Trying to associate with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 (SSID='grappa' freq=2422 MHz) May 21 22:10:44 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Associated with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 May 21 22:10:44 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: No network configuration found for the current AP May 21 22:10:44 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:44 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:45 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Trying to associate with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 (SSID='grappa' freq=2422 MHz) May 21 22:10:45 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Associated with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 May 21 22:10:45 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: No network configuration found for the current AP May 21 22:10:45 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:45 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:47 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Trying to associate with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 (SSID='grappa' freq=2422 MHz) May 21 22:10:47 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Associated with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 May 21 22:10:47 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: No network configuration found for the current AP May 21 22:10:47 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:47 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:48 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Trying to associate with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 (SSID='grappa' freq=2422 MHz) May 21 22:10:48 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Associated with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 May 21 22:10:48 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: No network configuration found for the current AP May 21 22:10:48 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:48 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:49 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Trying to associate with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 (SSID='grappa' freq=2422 MHz) May 21 22:10:49 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: Associated with 00:1c:df:9a:ef:f4 May 21 22:10:49 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: No network configuration found for the current AP May 21 22:10:50 grummel wpa_supplicant[2574]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys May 21 22:10:50 grummel wpa_supplicant[1833]: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED - Disconnect event - remove keys -- System Information: Debian Release: squeeze/sid APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 2.6.33 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages network-manager depends on: ii adduser 3.112 add and remove users and groups ii dbus 1.2.24-1 simple interprocess messaging syst ii dhcp3-client 3.1.3-2 DHCP client ii ifupdown 0.6.10 high level tools to configure netw ii libc6 2.10.2-6 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libdbus-1-3 1.2.24-1 simple interprocess messaging syst ii libdbus-glib-1-2 0.86-1 simple interprocess messaging syst ii libgcrypt11 1.4.5-2 LGPL Crypto library - runtime libr ii libglib2.0-0 2.24.1-1 The GLib library of C routines ii libgnutls26 2.8.6-1 the GNU TLS library - runtime libr ii libgudev-1.0-0 154-1 GObject-based wrapper library for ii libnl1 1.1-5 library for dealing with netlink s ii libnm-glib2 0.8-1 network management framework (GLib ii libnm-util1 0.8-1 network management framework (shar ii libpolkit-gobject-1-0 0.96-2 PolicyKit Authorization API ii libuuid1 2.16.2-0 Universally Unique ID library ii lsb-base 3.2-23.1 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip ii udev 154-1 /dev/ and hotplug management daemo ii wpasupplicant 0.6.10-2 client support for WPA and WPA2 (I Versions of packages network-manager recommends: ii dnsmasq-base 2.52-1 A small caching DNS proxy and DHCP ii iptables 1.4.6-2 administration tools for packet fi ii modemmanager 0.3-2 D-Bus service for managing modems ii network-manager-kde 1:0.9~svn1088283-1 KDE system tray applet for control ii policykit-1 0.96-2 framework for managing administrat ii ppp 2.4.4rel-10.1 Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) - da Versions of packages network-manager suggests: pn avahi-autoipd <none> (no description available) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". 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