Hi Brian, > systemd is waiting for some script to complete. It doesn't just carry on > immediately in case something gets broken. > > Boot with 'systemd.log_level=debug' and examine 'journalctl --alb' closely. I did, as you told, and strangely, at the moment this behaviour disappered. However, it may be related to a new behaviour: After booting the system up, wlan is not available. I have to do: rmmod ath5k modprobe ath5k then start wicd and connection works.
This is part of the output of the journal, maybe it helps. ...... ...... Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/21 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=28 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 kernel: ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht' Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 kernel: ath5k: phy0: Atheros AR2425 chip found (MAC: 0xe2, PHY: 0x70) Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/83 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=30 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/83 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=29 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/45 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=31 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/45 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=30 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/92 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=32 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/92 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=31 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/55 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=33 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/55 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=32 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1 interface=org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager member=JobNew cookie=34 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1 interface=org.freedesktop.systemd1.Manager member=JobNew cookie=33 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/16 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=35 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/16 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=34 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/57 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=36 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/57 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=35 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a ..... ..... ..... Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: dev-sda5.device: Merged into installed job dev-sda5.device/start as 93 Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: laptop-mode.service: Enqueued job laptop-mode.service/start as 183 Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=method_return sender=n/a destination=n/a object=n/a interface=n/a member=n/a cookie=46 reply_cookie=1 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/93 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=47 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/93 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=47 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/4 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=48 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/4 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=48 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/84 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=49 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/84 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=49 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/30 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=50 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/30 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=50 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/45 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=51 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/45 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=51 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/307 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=52 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/307 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=52 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/92 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=53 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:02 protheus2 systemd[1]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/92 interface=org. ..... ..... .... Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-logind[1549]: Sent message type=method_call sender=n/a destination=org.freedesktop.DBus object=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus member=GetConnectionUnixProcessID cookie=11 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> rfkill1: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:0d.0/0000:05:00.0/ieee80211/phy0/rfkill1) (driver ath5k) Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-logind[1549]: Got message type=method_return sender=org.freedesktop.DBus destination=:1.0 object=n/a interface=n/a member=n/a cookie=10 reply_cookie=11 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> rfkill0: found WiFi radio killswitch (at /sys/devices/platform/acer-wmi/rfkill/rfkill0) (platform driver acer-wmi) Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-logind[1549]: Sent message type=method_call sender=n/a destination=org.freedesktop.DBus object=/org/freedesktop/DBus interface=org.freedesktop.DBus member=GetConnectionUnixUser cookie=12 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-logind[1549]: Got message type=method_return sender=org.freedesktop.DBus destination=:1.0 object=n/a interface=n/a member=n/a cookie=11 reply_cookie=12 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-logind[1549]: Inhibitor NetworkManager (NetworkManager muss Netzwerke abschalten) pid=1502 uid=0 mode=delay started. Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-logind[1549]: Sent message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/login1 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=13 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-logind[1549]: Sent message type=method_return sender=n/a destination=:1.6 object=n/a interface=n/a member=n/a cookie=14 reply_cookie=14 error=n/a Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> WiFi hardware radio set enabled Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> WWAN hardware radio set enabled Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-rfkill[1178]: All events read and idle, exiting. Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd-logind[1549]: Got message type=signal sender=:1.1 destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/systemd_2drfkill_2eservice interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=126 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a ..... ..... ..... Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> Loaded device plugin: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-wifi.so Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> Loaded device plugin: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-adsl.so Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> Loaded device plugin: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-bluetooth.so Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> Loaded device plugin: /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/NetworkManager/libnm-device-plugin-wwan.so Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 dbus[1585]: [system] Activating service name='org.freedesktop.ModemManager' (using servicehelper) Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> WiFi enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> WWAN enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> WiMAX enabled by radio killswitch; enabled by state file Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> Networking is enabled by state file Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (lo): link connected Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (lo): carrier is ON Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (lo): new Generic device (driver: 'unknown' ifindex: 1) Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (lo): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/0 Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (eth0): carrier is OFF Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (eth0): new Ethernet device (driver: 'forcedeth' ifindex: 2) Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (eth0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): using nl80211 for WiFi device control Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): driver supports Access Point (AP) mode Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'ath5k' ifindex: 3) Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/2 Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): device state change: unmanaged -> unavailable (reason 'managed') [10 20 2] Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): preparing device Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 systemd[1]: Started Network Manager. Mai 25 20:10:25 protheus2 dnsmasq[2398]: lese /var/run/dnsmasq/resolv.conf Mai 25 20:10:26 protheus2 wpa_supplicant[2177]: wlan0: CTRL-EVENT-DISCONNECTED bssid=00:1a:4f:21:8e:32 reason=0 Mai 25 20:10:26 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): reset MAC address to 00:1D:D9:4C:88:10 ..... .... ..... ............................................................ And lots of more errors, the whole file is 1,4MB big. I am wondering, what Network-Manager has to do with it, it is not installed! At last. I see these, what appears a dozen times: Mai 25 20:10:29 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <error> [1464199829.950194] [supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.c:856] interface_add_cb(): (wlan0): error adding interface: wpa_supplicant couldn't grab this interface. Mai 25 20:10:29 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: starting -> down Mai 25 20:10:29 protheus2 wpa_supplicant[2671]: ctrl_iface exists and seems to be in use - cannot override it Mai 25 20:10:29 protheus2 wpa_supplicant[2671]: Delete '/run/wpa_supplicant/wlan0' manually if it is not used anymore Mai 25 20:10:29 protheus2 wpa_supplicant[2671]: Failed to initialize control interface '/run/wpa_supplicant'. You may have another wpa_supplicant process already running or the file was left by an unclean termination of wpa_supplicant in which case you will need to manually remove this file before starting wpa_supplicant again. Mai 25 20:10:30 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <error> [1464199830.056549] [supplicant-manager/nm-supplicant-interface.c:856] interface_add_cb(): (wlan0): error adding interface: wpa_supplicant couldn't grab this interface. Mai 25 20:10:30 protheus2 NetworkManager[1502]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: starting -> down Mai 25 20:10:30 protheus2 wpa_supplicant[2671]: ctrl_iface exists and seems to be in use - cannot override it Mai 25 20:10:30 protheus2 wpa_supplicant[2671]: Delete '/run/wpa_supplicant/wlan0' manually if it is not used anymore Mai 25 20:10:30 protheus2 wpa_supplicant[2671]: Failed to initialize control interface '/run/wpa_supplicant'. You may have another wpa_supplicant process already running or the file was left by an unclean termination of wpa_supplicant in which case you will need to manually remove this file before starting wpa_supplicant again. ..... .... I have to onspect this, too. Please do nothing at the moment, I have to check several things, and then I will send message again. Thanks for the hints, I will come back. Best Hans