On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 09:54:50 +0000 Andrew Informed me about Re: wpa supplicant not starting - code 1...........
> On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 02:23:17PM +1100, Charlie wrote: > > > > On Sat, 16 Oct 2021 12:23:47 -0400 Henning Informed me about > > Re: wpa supplicant not starting - code 1........... > > > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2021 at 12:39:41PM +1100, Charlie wrote: > > > > > > > > On Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:31:16 -0400 Henning Informed me > > > > about Re: wpa supplicant not starting - code 1........... > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 12:14:05PM +1100, Charlie wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > From my keyboard: > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > > > If someone has an idea about this error message > > > > > > after suspend can you please give me a hint as to what is > > > > > > causing it: > > > > > > > > > > > > wpa_supplicant: /sbin/wpa_supplicant daemon failed to start > > > > > > run-parts: /etc/network/if-pre-up.d/wpasupplicant exited > > > > > > with return code 1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Since Bullseye went stable on my Dell Inspiron laptop I > > > > > > have had some problems. The above is the latest. It happens > > > > > > randomly and there is no way of duplicating it. > > > > > > > > > > > > I have googled this, but tried some of the suggestions > > > > > > without getting wpa supplicant to work again except by > > > > > > rebooting the laptop? > > > > > > > > > > > > Can someone tell me what "code 1" is please? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > You clearly hacked together something unusual there. To being > > > > > helped, you have to provide more information. > > > > > Is there any log entry? > > > > > Please post the pre-up script. > > > > > Is there a particular reason why you configured the wifi this > > > > > way? > > > > > > > > > > -H > > > > > > > > > > > > Absolutely standard vanilla install and use from Bulleye when > > > > it was testing. It happened a couple of random times in testing > > > > as well. But that was testing, so just rebooted. > > > > > > > > No hacking done at all. Some mention on the web: > > > > > > > > > > > https://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=145175 > > > > > > > > > > Well, > > > that is wifi configuration in /e/n/i > > > Can you please then post the stanza for your wifi? > > > > > > The code 1 is pretty generic. > > > /etc/wpa_supplicant/ifupdown.sh pretty much > > > throws an exit code 1 for all unsuccessful cases. > > > > > > > > > > Not in any way applicable > > > > > > > > Looked for fresher information, didn't find it. > > > > > > > > Think it might be hardware. > > > > > > That might be. I do have frequently trouble with an old > > > powerbook pro. I think it is the power management causing > > > trouble. > > > > > > > > > > > Have had other hardware issues, so think this Dell laptop might > > > > be a lemon. Ce la vie > > > > > > Have you ever tried to use the network manager? > > > For that you have to comment out the stanza for your > > > wifi in /e/n/i > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your input. > > > > > > > > PS, has worked since I rebooted just after making this inquiry. > > > > > > > -- > > > Henning Follmann | hfollm...@itcfollmann.com > > > > > > > Hello Henning. > > > > I have no idea what an e/n/i is. Am one of those > > unfortunates that fixes a motor, removes the worn part, takes it to > > a spare parts seller and shows them, because I have no idea what > > they are called. Brings home the new one and fixes the motor. > > > > I left school at 14 years of age. Am old now and memory is not all > > that good. Googled e/n/i can't discover what it means. > > > > I have tried network manager about 15 years or more, ago. Didn't > > like it and never touched it again. Then for a short, full of > > problems time, the other one as well. Don't recall its name. > > Dropped that as well. > > > > Anyway, I haven't had the wpa-supplicant problem again, so maybe it > > was just a momentary glitch. I am always bemused by errors on my > > computer, because I think that something which is all about > > mathematics should just work. 2 and 2 can only make 4, not 5, not 6 > > or anything else? I obviously don't understand the coding in the > > programs where the human error must enter the works. > > > > So thanks for your help, but I can't complete what you ask. > > /etc/network/interfaces > > The place where networking is largely set up. > > You may find that things have changed with setting up networking as > you've moved from one release of Debian to the next. > > All the very best, as ever, > > Andy Cater Thanks Andy, I know that file: [quote] # This file describes the network interfaces available on your system # and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5). source /etc/network/interfaces.d/* # The loopback network interface auto lo iface lo inet loopback # The primary network interface # auto enp1s0 iface enp1s0 inet dhcp # Wildlife # auto wlp2s0 iface wlp2s0 inet dhcp wpa-ssid ********* wpa-psk ************* # Wildlife Belkin # iface wlp2s0 inet dhcp # wpa-ssid *************** # wpa-psk ************** [end quote] Thanks for clearing that up for me Andy Stay well, Charlie -- Registered Linux User:- 329524 *********************************************** Only one who bursts with enthusiasm Do I instruct; Only one who bubbles with excitement Do I enlighten. If I hold up one corner and you do not Come back with the other three, I do not continue the lesson. -----Confucius *********************************************** Debian GNU/Linux - Magic indeed. -----------------------------------------------------